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This Act was repealed on 21 November 2025 by the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), s.164(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

3[52. Dependant’s benefit.—(1) If an insured person dies as a result of an employment injury sustained as an employee under this Act (whether or not he was in receipt of any periodical payment for temporary disablement in respect of the injury) dependant’s benefit shall be payable 4[at such rates and for such periods and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government] to his dependants specified in 5[sub-clause (i), sub-clause (ia) and] sub-clause (ii) of clause (6A) of section 2. (2) In case the insured person dies without leaving behind him the dependants as aforesaid, the dependants’ benefit shall be paid to the other dependants of the deceased 4[at such rates and for such period and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the Central Government].