Central Act

The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

This Act was repealed on 21 November 2025 by the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), s.164(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

4. Constitution of Corporation.—The Corporation shall consist of the following members, namely:— 3[(a) a Chairman to be 4[appointed] by the Central Government; (b) a Vice-Chairman to be 4[appointed] by the Central Government;] (c) not more than five persons to be 4[appointed] by the Central Government 5***; (d) one person each representing each of the 6[ 7[States] in which this Act is in force] to be 4[appointed] by the State Government concerned; (e) one person to be 4[appointed] by the Central Government to represent the 8[Union territories]; (f) 9[ten] persons representing employers to be 4[appointed] by the Central Government in consultation with such organisations of employers as may be recognised for the purpose by the Central Government; (g) 9[ten] persons representing employees to be 4[appointed] 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 4[appointed] by the Central Government in consultation with such organisations of medical practitioners as may be recognised for the purpose by the Central Government; 10*** 11[(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.]