The Code on Social Security, 2020
An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
सामाजिक सुरक्षा संहिता, 2020
Act Details
36
2020
9/28/2020
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Full List of Sections
PRELIMINARY
Section 2
Definitions.SOCIAL SECURITY ORGANISATIONS
EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND
Section 15
Schemes.Section 16
Funds.Section 22
Transfer of accounts.Section 23
Appeal to Tribunal.EMPLOYEES STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
Section 24
Principal Officers and other staff.Section 25
Employees? State Insurance Fund.Section 27
Holding of property, etc.Section 28
All employees to be insured.Section 29
Contributions.Section 30
Administrative expenses.Section 32
Benefits.Section 36
Occupational disease.Section 37
References to medical board.Section 38
Dependants? benefit.Section 39
Medical benefit.Section 41
General provisions as to benefits.Section 44
Scheme for other beneficiaries.Section 50
Powers of Employees Insurance court.Section 52
Appeal to High Court.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.METERNITY BENEFIT
Section 60
Right to payment of maternity benefit.Section 64
Payment of medical bonus.Section 65
Leave for miscarriage, etc.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.EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION
Section 74
Employer?s liability for compensation.Section 76
Amount of compensation.Section 79
Review.Section 80
Commutation of half-monthly payments.Section 81
Distribution of compensation.Section 82
Notice and claim.Section 84
Medical examination.Section 85
Contracting.Section 86
Remedies of employer against stranger.Section 87
Insolvency of employer.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 application.Section 96
Appearance of parties.Section 97
Method of recording evidence.Section 98
Power to submit cases.SOCIAL SECURITY AND CESS IN RESPECT OF BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Section 100
Levy and collection of cess.Section 102
Power to exempt from cess.Section 103
Self-assessment of cess.Section 105
Appeal to appellate authority.Section 107
Cessation as a beneficiary.SOCIAL SECURITY FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS, GIG WORKERS AND PLANTFORM WORKERS
Section 109
Framing of schemes for unorganised workers.Section 110
Funding of state government schemes.Section 111
Record keeping.FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
Section 115
Accounts.Section 116
Audit.Section 117
Budget estimates.Section 118
Annual report.Section 119
Valuation of assets and liabilities.Section 121
Writing off of losses.AUTHORITIES, ASSESSMENT, COMPLIANCE AND RECOVERY
Section 124
Employer not to reduce wages, etc.Section 127
Interest on amount due.Section 128
Power to recover damages.Section 129
Recovery of amount due.Section 131
Other modes of recovery.OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Section 135
Offences by companies.Section 136
Cognizance of offences.Section 137
Prior opportunity before prosecution.Section 138
Compounding of offences.EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION AND MONITORING
Section 139
Reporting of vacancies to career centres.Section 140
Exclusions from application of this chapter.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 147
Protection of action taken in good faith.Section 148
Misuse of benefits.Section 150
Power to frame schemes.Section 151
Protection against attachment, etc.Section 152
Power to amend schedule.Section 153
Transitional provisions.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 162
Delegation of powers.Section 163
Power to remove difficulties.Section 164
Repeal and savings.