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Chapter IPreliminary

Chapter IISocial Security Organisations

4Constitution of Board of Trustees of Employees? Provident Fund
5Constitution of Employees? State Insurance Corporation
6National Social Security Board and State Unorganised Workers? Board
7Constitution of State Building Workers? Welfare Boards
8Disqualification and removal of a member of any Social Security Organisation
9Procedure for transaction of business of Social Security Organisation, etc
10Executive Heads of Central Board and Corporation
11Supersession of Corporation, Central Board, National Social Security Board or State Unorganised Workers? Board or the Building Workers? Welfare Board
12State Board, Regional Boards, local committees, etc
13Entrustment of additional functions to Social Security Organisations

Chapter IIIEmployees’ Provident Fund

14Appointment of officers of Central Board
15Schemes
16Funds
17Contribution in respect of employees and contractors
18Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961
19Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
20Chapter not to apply to certain establishments
21Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
22Transfer of accounts
23Appeal to Tribunal

Chapter IVEmployees State Insurance Corporation

24Principal Officers and other staff
25Employees? State Insurance Fund
26Purposes for which Employees? State Insurance Fund may be expended
27Holding of property, etc
28All employees to be insured
29Contributions
30Administrative expenses
31Provisions as to payment of contributions by employer, etc
32Benefits
33Corporation?s power to promote measures for health, etc., of Insured Persons
34Presumption as to accident arising in course of employment
35Accidents happening while acting in breach of law, etc
36Occupational disease
37References to medical board
38Dependants? benefit
39Medical benefit
40Provision of medical treatment by State Government or by Corporation
41General provisions as to benefits
42Corporation?s rights when an employer fails to register, etc
43Liability of owner or occupier of factories, etc, for excessive sickness benefit
44Section 44
45Section 45
46Section 46
47Section 47
48Section 48
49Section 49
50Section 50
51Section 51
52Section 52

Chapter VGratuity

53Payment of gratuity
54Continuous service
55Nomination
56Determination of amount of gratuity
57Compulsory Insurance
58Competent authority

Chapter VIMeternity Benefit

59Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain period
60Right to payment of maternity benefit
61Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
62Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
63Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman
64Payment of medical bonus
65Leave for miscarriage, etc
66Nursing breaks
67Creche facility
68Dismissal for absence during pregnancy
69No deduction of wages in certain cases
70Forfeiture of maternity benefit
71Duties of employer
72Power of Inspector-cum-facilitator to direct payments to be made

Chapter VIIEmployees’ Compensation

73Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries
74Employer?s liability for compensation
75Compensation in case of death of or injury in plantation
76Amount of compensation
77Compensation to be paid when due and damages for default
78Method of calculating monthly wages for purposes of compensation
79Review
80Commutation of half-monthly payments
81Distribution of compensation
82Notice and claim
83Special provisions relating to accidents occurring outside Indian Territory
84Medical examination
85Contracting
86Remedies of employer against stranger
87Insolvency of employer
88Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents
89Registration of agreements
90Reference to competent authority
91Appointment of competent authority
92Venue of proceedings and transfer
93Section 93
94Section 94
95Section 95
96Section 96
97Section 97
98Section 98
99Section 99

Chapter VIIISocial Security and Cess in Respect of Building and Other Construction Workers

100Levy and collection of cess
101Interest payable on delay in payment of cess
102Power to exempt from cess
103Self-assessment of cess
104Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time
105Appeal to appellate authority
106Registration of building workers as beneficiaries
107Cessation as a beneficiary
108Building and other construction worker?s welfare Fund and its applications

Chapter IXSocial Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers and Plantform Workers

109Framing of schemes for unorganised workers
110Funding of state government schemes
111Record keeping
112Helpline, facilitation centre, etc., for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
113Registration of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
114Schemes for gig workers and platform workers

Chapter XFinance and Accounts

115Accounts
116Audit
117Budget estimates
118Annual report
119Valuation of assets and liabilities
120Holding of property, etc., by social security organisation
121Writing off of losses

Chapter XIAuthorities, Assessment, Compliance and Recovery

122Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers
123Maintenance of records, registers, returns, etc
124Employer not to reduce wages, etc
125Assessment and determination of dues from employer
126Appeal against order of Authorised officer relating to chapter IV
127Interest on amount due
128Power to recover damages
129Recovery of amount due
130Validity of certificate and amendment thereof
131Other modes of recovery
132Application of certain provisions of Income-tax act

Chapter XIIOffences and Penalties

133Penalty for failure to pay contributions, etc
134Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
135Offences by companies
136Cognizance of offences
137Prior opportunity before prosecution
138Compounding of offences

Chapter XIIIEmployment Information and Monitoring

139Reporting of vacancies to career centres
140Exclusions from application of this chapter

Chapter XIVMiscellaneous

141Social Security Fund
142Application of Aadhaar
143Power to exempt establishment
144Power to defer or reduce
145Liability in case of transfer of establishment
146Members, officers and staff to be public servants
147Protection of action taken in good faith
148Misuse of benefits
149Power of central Government to give directions to state government and social security organizations
150Power to frame schemes
151Protection against attachment, etc
152Power to amend schedule
153Transitional provisions
154Power of appropriate Government to make rules
155Power of central Government to make rules
156Power of state Government to make rules
157Power of corporation to make regulations
158Prior publication of rules, regulations, etc
159Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation
160Laying of rules, regulations and schemes, etc
161Section- 161
162Section- 162
163Section- 163
164Section- 164
256Part 3. Employees' Provident Fund, Applicability:-
257Part 4. Employees' State Insurance Corporation, Applicability:-
258Part 5. Gratuity, application:-
259Part 6. Maternity benefit, applicability:-
260Part 7. Employees' Compensation. Applicability:
261Part 8. Social security and cess in respect of building and other construction workers, application of:-
262Part 9. Social security for unorganised workers. Application of:
263Part 13. Employment Information and Monitoring. Applicability:
264Part (i)
265Part (ii)
266Part (iii)
267Part (iv)
268Part (v)
269Part (vi)
270Part (vii)
271Part (viii)
272Part (ix)
273Part (x)
274Part (xi)
275Part (xii)
276Part (xiii)
277Part (xiv)
278Part (xv)
279Part (xvi)
280Part (xvii)
281Part (xviii)
282Part (xix)
283Part (xx)
284Part (xxi)
285Part (xxii)
286Part (xxiii)
287Part (xxiv)
288Part (xxv)
289Part (xxvi)
290Part (xxvii)
291Part (xxviii)
292Part (xxix)
293Part (xxx)
294Part (xxxi)
295Part (xxxii)
296Part (xxxiii)
297Part (xxxiv)
298Part (xxxv)
299Part (xxxvi)
300Part (xxxvii)
301Part (xxxviii)
302Part (xxxix)
303Part (x1)
304Part (xli)
305Part (xlii)
306Part (xliii)
307Part (xliv)
308Part (XLV)
309Part (xlvi)
310Part (xlvii)
311Part (xlviii)
312Part (xlix)
313Part (xlx)
314Part A
315Part B
316Part C
317Part A
318Part B - Matters for which provision may be made in the pension scheme
319Part C - Matters for which provision may be made in the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme
320Part-compiler's classification

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