The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) on June 03, 2021, has issued the Draft Code on Social Security (Employee’s Compensation) (Central) Rules, 2021.
• Employee’s Compensation Rules, 1924.
• Employee’s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935.
• Employee’s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996.
The following regulations have been given:
• If the amount of compensation payable under sub-section (3) of section 77 is not paid by the employer within the period of thirty days, the employer shall pay, from the date on which the compensation become payable to the date on which it is paid, simple interest at the rate of twelve per cent. per annum or any other rate notified by the Central Government from time to time.
• Money transmitted by one competent authority to another in accordance with sub-section (3) of section 92 shall be transmitted either by remittance receipt or by e-transfer or by net banking or by Demand Draft, as the competent authority transmitting the money may direct.
• Any application of the nature referred to in section 93 may be sent to the competent authority by registered post or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates authorized by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presented, shall, unless the competent authority otherwise directs, be made in duplicate in Form-A, if any, and shall be signed by the applicant.
• Provided that no matter shall be processed before or by a competent authority other than the competent authority having the jurisdiction over the area in which the accident took place without his giving notice in Form-C to the competent authority having jurisdiction over the area and the State Government concerned.
• If any matter under the Code is required to be processed before or by a competent authority other than the competent authority having jurisdiction over the area in which the accident took place the former may for the proper disposal of the matter call for in Form-D a detailed report including transfer of any records or money remaining with the latter and on receipt of such a request he shall comply with the same.
Draft notification will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public.
Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Rahul Bhagat, Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Room No.302, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 or by e-mail, [email protected].
The objections and suggestions should be sent in a proforma containing column (1) specifying the name and address of the person/organization, column (2) specifying the chapter and rule or sub-rule which is proposed to be modified, column (3) specifying the revised rule or sub-rule proposed to be substituted and column (4) reasons therefor. Objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.
[Notification No. G.S.R. 385 (E)]
