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Section 71. Benefit payable up to and including day of death.
The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948
Act no. 34 of 19481948Repealed 21 November 2025All India (Central Act)
This Act was repealed on 21 November 2025 by the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), s.164(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.
71. Benefit payable up to and including day of death.—2[Except as provided in the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 50, if a person dies] during any period for which he is entitled to a cash benefit under this Act, the amount of such benefit up to and including the day of his death shall be paid to any person nominated by the deceased person in writing in such form as may be specified in the regulations or if there is no such nomination, to the heir or legal representative of the deceased person.