{
  "id": 1730347,
  "title": "Vijay govt to give women employees 365 days maternity leave for third child",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/vijay-govt-to-give-women-employees-365-days-maternity-leave-for-third",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T14:29:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vijay-government-to-give-women-employees-365-days-maternity-leave-for-third-child/articleshow/133324932.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Announcing the change in the state assembly during the demand for grants for his department, minister D Sarathkumar said the decision was aimed at strengthening the state's focus on social welfare and women's empowerment. The state had gradually increased maternity leave for its women employees over the years. The original 90-day provision was increased to six months in 2011, followed by an…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "CM Vijay's Tamil Nadu govt to expand maternity leave from 12 weeks to 365 days for third child",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/cm-vijays-tamil-nadu-govt-to-expand-maternity-leave-from-12-weeks-to",
        "published": "2026-08-18T15:14:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}