Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948- Schedules

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Sep 8, 2020

Schedule I

SCHEDULE I

[Omitted][i]

Schedule II

[ii][THE SECOND SCHEDULE

[See Section 2(15-A) and (15-B)]

Serial No.

Description of injury

Percentage of loss of earning capacity

Part I
LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT TOTAL DISABLEMENT
1.	Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites	100
2.	Loss of a hand and a foot	100
3.	Double amputation through leg or thigh, or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot	100
4.	Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eyesight is essential	100
5.	Very severe facial disfigurement	100
6.	Absolute deafness	100
Part II
LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABLEMENT Amputation—upper limbs (either arm)
7.	Amputation through shoulder joint	90
8.	Amputation below shoulder with stump less than 20.32 cm from tip of acromion	80
9.	Amputation from 20.32 cm from tip of acromion to less than 11.43 cm below tip of olecranon.	70
10.	Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 11.43 cm below tip of olecranon.	60
11.	Loss of thumb	30
12.	Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone	40
13.	Loss of four fingers of one hand	50
14.	Loss of three fingers of one hand	30
15.	Loss of two fingers of one hand	20
16.	Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb	20
[iii][16-A.	Guillotine amputation of the tip of the thumb without loss of bone	10
Amputation—lower limbs
17.	Amputation of both feet resulting in end-bearing stumps	90
18.	Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint	80
19.	Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint	40
20.	Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint	30
21.	Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint	20
22.	Amputation at hip	90
23.	Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 12.70 cm in length measured from tip of great trenchanter	80
24.	Amputation below hip with stump exceeding 12.70 cm in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not beyond middle thigh	70
25.	Amputation below middle thigh to 8.89 cm below knee	60
26.	Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 8.89 cm but not exceeding 12.70 cm.	50
27.	Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 12.70 cm.	[iv][50]
28.	Amputation of one foot resulting in end-bearing stump	[v][50]
29.	Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso-phalangeal joint	[vi][50]
30.	Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarso-phalangeal joint	20
Other injuries
31.	Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal	40
32.	Loss of vision of one eye without complications or disfigurement of eyeball, the other being normal	30
[vii][32-A.	Partial loss of vision of one eye	10]
	Loss of— A—Fingers of right or left hand Index finger
33.	Whole	14
34.	Two phalanges	11
35.	One phalanx	9
36.	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	5
Middle finger
37.	Whole	12
38.	Two phalanges	9
39.	One phalanx	7
40.	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	4
Ring or little finger
41.	Whole	7
42.	Two phalanges	6
43.	One phalanx	5
44.	Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone	2
B—Toes of right or left foot Great toe
45.	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	14
46.	Part, with some loss of bone
Any Other toe
47.	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	3
48.	Part, with some loss of bone	1
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe
49.	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	5
50.	Part, with some loss of bone	2
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe
51.	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	6
52.	Part, with some loss of bone	3
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe
53.	Through metatarso-phalangeal joint	9
54.	Part, with some loss of bone	3

Note.—Complete and permanent loss of the use of any limb or member referred to in this Schedule shall be deemed to be the equivalent of the loss of that limb or member.]

Other Contents of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
Chapter I- Preliminary Chapter II- Corporation, Standing Committee And Medical Benefit Council Chapter III- Finance And Audit Chapter IV- Contributions Chapter V- Benefits Chapter V-A- Scheme For Other Beneficiaries Chapter VI- Adjudication Of Dispute And Claims Chapter VII- Penalties Chapter VIII- Miscellaneous Schedules

Schedule III

[viii][THIRD SCHEDULE

(See Section 52-A)

List of occupational diseases

Sl. No.	Occupational disease	Employment
1	2	3

Part A

1.	Infectious and parasitic diseases contracted in an occupation where there is a particular risk of contamination.	(a) All work involving exposure to health or laboratory work; (b) All work involving exposure to veterinary work;
		(c) Work relating to handling animals, animal carcasses, part of such car casses, or merchandise which may have been contaminated by animals or animal carcasses;
		(d) Other work carrying a particular risk of contamination.
2.	Diseases caused by work in compressed air.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
3.	Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
4.	Poisoning by nitrous fumes.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
5.	Poisoning by organophosphorus compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
Part B
1.	Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
2.	Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
3.	Diseases caused by benzene or its toxic homologues.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
4.	Diseases caused by nitro and amido toxic derivatives of benzene or its homologues.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
5.	Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
6.	Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
7.	Diseases caused by radioactive substances and ionising radiations.	All work involving exposure to the action of radioactive substances or ionising radiations.
8.	Primary epithelo matous cancer of the skin caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or the compounds, products or residues of these substances.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
9.	Diseases caused by the toxic halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons (of the aliphatic and aromatic series).	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
10.	Diseases caused by carbon disulphide.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
11.	Occupational cataract due to infra-red radiations.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
12.	Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
13.	Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological agents not included in other items.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
14.	Hearing impairment caused by noise.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
15.	Poisoning by dinitrophenol or a homologue or by substituted dinitrophenol or by the salts of such substances.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
16.	Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
17.	Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
18.	Occupational asthma caused by recognised sensitising agents inherent to the work process.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
19.	Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
20.	Diseases caused by nitroglycerine or other nitroacid esters.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
21.	Diseases caused by alcohols and ketones.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
22.	Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, and its toxic derivatives, hydrogen sulfide.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
23.	Lung cancer and mesotheliomas caused by asbestos.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
24.	Primary neoplasm of the epithelial lining of the urinary bladder or the kidney or the ureter.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
Part C
1.	Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust (silicosis, anthraoosilicosis asbestosis) and silico-tuberculosis provided that silicosis is an essential factor in causing the resultant incapacity or death.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
2.	Bagassosis.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
3.	Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, flax, hemp and sisal dust (Byssinosos).	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
4.	Extrinsic allergic alvoelitis caused by the inhalation of organic dusts.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
5.	Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by hard metals.	All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.]

References

[i] Sch. I omitted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 46 (w.e.f. 1-2-1991).

[ii] Substituted by Act, 44 of 1966, S. 42 (w.e.f. 28-1-1968).

[iii] Inserted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 47 (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).

[iv] Substituted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 47 (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).

[v] Substituted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 47 (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).

[vi] Substituted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 47 (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).

[vii] Inserted by Act, 29 of 1989, S. 47 (w.e.f. 20-10-1989).

[viii] Substituted by Act, 45 of 1984 (w.e.f. 27-1-1985).

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