Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-04-19

Long Title: An Act to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Labour and Employment

Department:

Section 4: Constitution of Corporation.
    The Corporation shall consist of the following members, namely:--
         1[(a) a Chairman to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government;
         (b) a Vice-Chairman to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government;]
         (c) not more than five persons to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government 3***;
         (d) one person each representing each of the 4[ 5[States] in which this Act is in force] to be 2[appointed] by the State Government concerned;
         (e) one person to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government to represent the 6[Union territories];
         (f) 7[ten] persons representing employers to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government in consultation with such organisations of employers as may be recognised for the purpose by the Central Government;
         (g) 7[ten] persons representing employees to be 2appointed] by the Central Government in consultation with such organisations of employees as may be recognised for the purpose by the Central Government;
         (h) two persons representing the medical profession to be 2[appointed] by the Central Government in consultation with such organisations of medical practitioners as may be recognised for the purpose by the Central Government; 8***
         9[(i) three members of Parliament of whom two shall be members of the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and one shall be a member of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) elected respectively by the members of the House of the People and the members of the Council of States; and
         (j) the Director General of the Corporation, ex officio.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clauses (a) and (b) (w.e.f. 17-6-1967).
2. Subs. by Act 29 of 1989, s. 4, for "nominated" (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).
3. The words "of whom at least three shall be officials of the Central Government" omitted by Act 44 of 1966, s. 4 (w.e.f. 17-6-1967).
4. Subs. by Act 53 of 1951, s. 4, for "Part A States" (w.e.f. 6-10-1951).
5. Subs. by the A.O. (No. 3) 1956, for "Part A States and B States".
6. Subs., ibid. for "Part C States".
7. Subs. by Act 29 of 1989, s. 5, for "five" (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).
8. The word "and" omitted by Act 44 of 1966, s. 4 (w.e.f. 17-6-1967).
9. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (i) (w.e.f. 17-6-1967).
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