South Korea Maternity Benefits: Recently a video is going viral on social media. In this video, an Indian woman has shared her story of becoming a mother in South Korea. In the video, a woman is telling how she gets various types of assistance during delivery in South Korea. Here not only the government is providing them medical assistance but they are also being provided congratulatory money on becoming a mother.
Along with this, this woman is also being given a monthly allowance every month. Due to this thing shared by the woman in this video, a debate has started on the entire social media. People of every country are discussing the regulations and laws of their respective countries. In South Korea, the government and the medical department not only make the new pregnant mother physically strong on becoming a mother but also provide them mental support.
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This video shared by the woman has been shared personally. But this video has sparked a debate on social media. By watching this video, people are able to know how policies are made in South Korea to promote motherhood and family building. How a country provides every kind of help to its citizens and how the government makes every possible effort to welcome children when the population is low.
This entire video also makes it clear that the government of different countries, understanding the situation of working women, gives them maternity leave and also provides them financial assistance during the holidays. Apart from this, when a child is born, they are also congratulated for becoming a mother. That is, the happiness of becoming a mother is not limited only to the mother and family members, but its festival is celebrated by the whole country.
After this entire episode, the debate has started more rapidly in a highly populated country like India because here the situation of working women and their maternity leave is still a matter of concern and in today’s article we will discuss this, what is the current system in India and what is the need for improvement.
Benefits of Becoming a Mother In South Korea
In South Korea, various types of benefits are provided to women on becoming a mother. While on one hand they get a lump sum amount, on the other hand they are provided assistance in the form of public transport and monthly allowance, its complete details are as follows:
Medical and care allowance
- In South Korea, on confirmation of delivery, the mother is given 63,100 for medical examination, medicines etc.
- After this, she gets a separate amount of 44000 for public transport expenses.
- During the birth of children, women get a direct benefit of 1,26,000 under Congregatory Money for Delivery.
- Along with this benefit, the mother gets an additional amount of 63100 per month for the care of the children.
- In the second year, this amount is reduced to 31000 per month.
- After this, even when the child is eight years old, they get a monthly assistance of 12600.
Maternity Leave
- In South Korea, working mothers are given 90 days of paid maternity leave under the leave during delivery.
- In the case of twins, this leave becomes 120 days for both.
- Apart from this, the government also gives leave before delivery in some cases.
- Along with this, in some cases, additional benefits are also provided by maternity insurance and insurance departments.
Benefits to the father
- In this entire case, the father also gets about 10 days of paternity leave and some part of the insurance is also provided financially by the employer.
- Apart from this, many companies and government departments of South Korea provide an allowance of 70 to 80 USD i.e. 1 lakh won per month to the parents for children from newborn to 7 years old.
- Gradually, this allowance decreases with the age of the children, however, after getting insurance, this allowance increases.
Other benefits
- Talking about other facilities, every possible facility is provided by the medical department for the care of the mother before and after delivery in South Korea.
- Postpartum care centers have been built here where the newborn mother can rest before and after the birth of the children, here she can also take the facility of child care and consultation.
- Apart from this, home help is also provided in South Korea for the care of the newborn and the pregnant mother.
- At the same time, a subsidy is also provided to the mother for travel and transportation before and after delivery.
What Is The Eligibility For South Korea Maternity Benefits?
- To get maternity benefits in South Korea, some eligibility criteria have to be ensured such as
- This benefit is given only to Korean citizens. To get this benefit, at least one of the parents must be a Korean citizen.
- Although foreign citizens are also given benefits to some extent, strict rules have been implemented for that.
- In case of employment, employees get maternity and paternity leave.
- Apart from this, parents associated with the Appointment Insurance System are also given insurance contribution leave and payment by the employer.
- On the other hand, if the parents are citizens of Korea, then the child definitely gets a monthly allowance from birth till 8 years, while separate terms are fixed for foreign residents.
What Improvements Are Required In This Regard In India?
Let us tell you that even today, laws and schemes related to maternity and child rearing exist in India, but they are not as comprehensive as South Korea. Because due to the high population in India, so many benefits cannot be provided. However, in many offices, even today, 6 months of maternity leave is given in case of first and second children. If mothers want, they can take delivery leave 8 weeks before delivery.
Apart from this, the job remains safe during the leave, but nothing can be said clearly about allowances and basic salary. Apart from this, other government schemes are also being run in the country such as Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana which provides cash and medical assistance to pregnant women and lactating women and also provides guidance for child nutrition care. But all this assistance is not as advanced and extensive as foreign assistance. There is a need for improvement in this area in India.
Not Only Financial Benefits But Other Assistance And Guidance Is Also Required
In India, along with monthly financial assistance, medical assistance is also required after the birth of children. Apart from this, there is also a need for better transport systems, better medical facilities etc. for pregnant women and newborn children. After the birth of the same child, women do not get proper guidance and no help is also provided for child care. In such a situation, problems like postpartum depression are increasing day by day. The Government of India will have to do some specific work in this area so that pregnant women remain aware about depression, anxiety, stress and nutrition from conception to after the birth of children.
Conclusion
Overall, the government of South Korea is running various types of schemes for newborns and pregnant women to build families, protect mothers and children, and reduce the financial burden on the family. Although many types of legal arrangements and schemes exist in India regarding this, there is a need for further expansion in this. Also, there is a special need to spread awareness about the stress on women after delivery and postpartum depression in this area.