Chapter I - Preliminary
Section 1 : Short title, extent, commencement and application
Section 2 : Definitions
Section 3 : Registration and cancellation of an establishment
Chapter II - Social Security Organisations
Section 4 : Constitution of Board of Trustees of Employees’ Provident Fund
Section 5 : Constitution of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
Section 6 : National Social Security Board and State Unorganised Workers’ Board
Section 7 : Constitution of State Building Workers’ Welfare Boards
Section 8 : Disqualification and removal of a member of any Social Security Organisation
Section 9 : Procedure for transaction of business of Social Security Organisation, etc
Section 10 : Executive Heads of Central Board and Corporation
Section 11 : Supersession of Corporation, Central Board, National Social Security Board or State Unorganised Workers’ Board or the Bu
Section 12 : State Board, Regional Boards, local committees, etc
Section 13 : Entrustment of additional functions to Social Security Organisation
Chapter III - Employees Provident Fund
Section 14 : Appointment of officers of Central Board
Section 15 : Schemes
Section 16 : Funds
Section 17 : Contribution in respect of employees and contractors
Section 18 : Fund to be recognised under Act 43 of 1961
Section 19 : Priority of payment of contributions over other debts
Section 20 : Chapter not to apply to certain establishments
Section 21 : Authorising certain employers to maintain provident fund accounts
Section 22 : Transfer of accounts
Section 23 : Appeal to Tribunal
Chapter IV - Employees State Insurance Corporation
Section 24 : Principal Officers and other staff
Section 25 : Employees’ State Insurance Fund
Section 26 : Purposes for which Employees’ State Insurance Fund may be expended
Section 27 : Holding of property etc.
Section 28 : All employees to be insured
Section 29 : Contributions
Section 30 : Administrative Expenses
Section 31 : Provisions as to payment of contributions by employer, etc.
Section 32 : Benefits
Section 33 : Corporation’s power to promote measures for health, etc., of Insured Persons
Section 34 : Presumption as to accident arising in course of employment.
Section 35 : Accidents happening while acting in breach of law, etc.
Section 36 : Occupational Disease
Section 37 : References to the Medical Board
Section 38 : Dependants Benefit
Section 39 : Medical benefits
Section 40 : Provision of medical treatment by State Government or by Corporation
Section 41 : General provisions as to benefits
Section 42 : Corporation’s rights when an employer fails to register, etc.
Section 43 : Liability of owner or occupier of factories, etc., for excessive sickness benefit
Section 44 : Scheme for other beneficiaries
Section 45 : Schemes for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
Section 46 : Exemption of factories or other establishments belonging to Government or any local authority
Section 47 : Contributions, etc., due to Corporation to have priority over other debts.
Section 48 : Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court
Section 49 : Matters to be decided by Employees’ Insurance Court.
Section 50 : Powers of Employees’ Insurance Court
Section 51 : Proceedings of Employees’ Insurance Courts
Section 52 : Appeal to High Court
Chapter V - Gratuity
Section 53 : Payment of Gratuity
Section 54 : Continuous Service
Section 55 : Nomination
Section 56 : Determination of Amount of Gratuity
Section 57 : Compulsory Insurance
Section 58 : Competent Authority
chapter VI - Maternity Benefit
Section 59 : Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain period
Section 60 : Right to payment of maternity benefit
Section 61 : Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
Section 62 : Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
Section 63 : Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman
Section 64 : Payment of medical bonus
Section 65 : (1) In case of miscarriage, or medical termination of pregnancy, a woman shall, on production of such proof as may be p
Section 66 : Nursing Breaks
Section 67 : Creche Facility
Section 68 : Dismissal for absence during pregnancy
Section 69 : No deduction of wages in certain cases
Section 70 : Forfeiture of maternity benefit.
Section 71 : Duties of Employer
Section 72 : Power of Inspector cum Facilitator to direct payments to be made.
Chapter VII - Employees Compensation
Section 73 : Reports of fatal accidents and serious bodily injuries.
Section 74 : Employer’s liability for compensation
Section 75 : Compensation in case of death of or injury in plantation
Section 76 : Amount of compensation
Section 77 : Compensation to be paid when due and damages for default
Section 78 : Method of calculating monthly wages for purposes of compensation
Section 79 : Review
Section 80 : Commutation of half-monthly payments
Section 81 : Distribution of compensation.
Section 82 : Notice and Claim
Section 83 : Special provisions relating to accidents occurring outside Indian territory
Section 84 : Medical Examination
Section 85 : Contracting
Section 86 : Remedies of employer against stranger.
Section 87 : Insolvency of Employer
Section 88 : Power to require from employers statements regarding fatal accidents
Section 89 : Registration of Agreements
Section 90 : Reference to competent authority.
Section 91 : Appointment of competent authority.
Section 92 : Venue of proceedings and transfer
Section 93 : Form of Applciation
Section 94 : Power of competent authority to require further deposit in cases of fatal accident
Section 95 : Powers and procedure of competent authority
Section 96 : Appearance of Parties
Section 97 : Method of recording evidence.
Section 98 : Power to submit cases.
Section 99 : Appeal against order of competent authority
Chapter VIII - Social Security and Cess in Respect of Building and Other Construction Workers
Section 100 : Levy and collection of cess
Section 101 : Interest payable on delay in payment of cess
Section 102 : Power to exempt from cess
Section 103 : Selfassessment of cess
Section 104 : Penalty for non-payment of cess within the specified time
Section 105 : Appeal to appellate authority
Section 106 : Registration of building workers as beneficiaries
Section 107 : Cessation as a beneficiary
Section 108 : Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund and its application
Chapter IX - Social Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers and Platform Workers
Section 109 : Framing of schemes for unorganised workers
Section 110 : Funding of State Government schemes.
Section 111 : Record Keeping
Section 112 : Helpline, facilitation centre, etc., for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
Section 113 : Registration of unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers
Section 114 : Schemes for gig workers and platform workers
Chapter X - Finance and Accounts
Section 115 : Accounts
Section 116 : Audit
Section 117 : Budget Estimate
Section 118 : Annual Report
Section 119 : Valuation of assets and liabilities
Section 120 : Holding of property, etc., by Social Security Organisation
Section 121 : Writing off of Losses
Chapter XI - Authorities, Assessment, Compliance and Recovery
Section 122 : Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers
Section 123 : Maintenance of records, registers, returns, etc
Section 124 : Employer not to reduce wages, etc.
Section 125 : Assessment and determination of dues from employer
Section 126 : Appeal against order of Authorised Officer relating to Chapter IV
Section 127 : Interest on amount due
Section 128 : Power to recover damages
Section 129 : Recovery of Amount Due
Section 130 : Validity of certificate and amendment thereof
Section 131 : Other modes of recovery
Section 132 : Application of certain provisions of Income-tax Act.
Chapter XIII - Offenses and Penalties
Section 133 : Penalty for failure to pay contributions, etc.
Section 134 : Enhanced punishment in certain cases after previous conviction
Section 135 : Offences by companies
Section 136 : Cognizance of offences
Section 137 : Prior opportunity before prosecution
Section 138 : Compounding of offences
Chapter XIII - Employment Information and Monitoring
Section 139 : Reporting of vacancies to career centres
Section 140 : Exclusions from application of this Chapter
Chapter XIV - Miscellaneous
Section 141 : Social Security Fund
Section 142 : Application of Aadhaar
Section 143 : Power to exempt establishment
Section 144 : Power to defer or reduce
Section 145 : Liability in case of transfer of establishment
Section 146 : Members, officers and staff to be public servants
Section 147 : Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 148 : Misuse of Benefits
Section 149 : Power of Central Government to give directions to State Government and Social Security Organisations
Section 150 : Power to frame schemes
Section 151 : Protection against attachment, etc
Section 152 : Power to amend Schedule
Section 153 : Transitional provisions
Section 154 : Power of appropriate Government to make rules
Section 155 : Power of Central Government to make rules
Section 156 : Power of State Government to make rules
Section 157 : Power of Corporation to make regulations
Section 158 : Prior publication of rules, regulations, etc.
Section 159 : Rules to give effect to arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation
Section 160 : Laying of rules, regulations and schemes, etc.
Section 161 : Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Code
Section 162 : Delegation of Powers
Section 163 : Power to remove difficulties
Section 164 : Repeal and Savings