The Employees' Compensation Act 1923

This 2025 edition of The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (Act 8 of 1923) reproduces the statute verbatim, fully consolidating the Employees’ Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2017 (11 of 2017, dt. 12-4-2017), which enhanced wage-ceiling indexation, raised fatal-accident compensation to ₹ 8 lakh and inserted the employer’s mandatory ex gratia-interest clause.

Bound into the volume are all operative allied rules:

Workmen’s Compensation Rules, 1924

Workmen’s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935

Workmen’s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996 (as amended vide G.S.R. 1967 E, 28-11-2017)

Workmen’s Compensation Returns Rules (annual Form A, accident Form B)

Concise short comments accompany pivotal sections—highlighting the 2017 removal of appeal-value threshold, social-security code interface, and Supreme-Court rulings on “arising out of and in the course of employment” for gig workers—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Employer liability — no-fault principle for scheduled injuries; occupational diseases schedules II & III.

• Compensation calculus — 50 % / 60 % of monthly wage × age-factor; automatic half-yearly wage-ceiling revision; interest @ 12 % p.a. from 30 days post-accident.

• Procedure before Commissioners — electronic notice, medico-legal report, ex-parte award, and deposit of compensation with proof of payment.

• Appeals & limitation — High Court appeal on substantial questions, 90-day limitation, deposit pre-condition abolished (2017).

• Third-party recovery & indemnity — contractor–principal employer chain and insurer subrogation.

• Penalties & compliance — failure to maintain notice-book, late deposit surcharge, and imprisonment for misrepresentation.

This edition is particularly suited for

• HR & safety managers in manufacturing, construction and gig-platforms calculating statutory compensation and interest.

• Insurance companies & TPAs handling employer’s liability and WC policies.

• Labour-law advocates & Commissioners adjudicating accident claims and appeals.

• Trade unions & NGO advisers guiding injured workers or dependants through filing and settlement.

• AIBE candidates and law students studying labour-law and social-security modules.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s century-old, still-vital workplace-injury regime.