Code on Social Security, 2020 · Chapter VI: Meternity Benefit
Section 66: Nursing breaks
Every woman delivered of a child who returns to duty after such delivery shall, in addition to the interval for rest allowed to her, be allowed in the course of her daily work two breaks of such duration as may be prescribed by the Central Government, for nursing the child until the child attains the age of fifteen months.
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