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This Act was repealed on 21 November 2025 by the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020), s.164(1); it may still apply to matters that began before then.

73A. Definitions.—In this Chapter, (a) “other beneficiaries” means persons other than the person insured under this Act; (b) “Scheme” means any Scheme framed by the Central Government from time to time under section 73B for the medical facility for other beneficiaries; (c) “underutilised hospital” means any hospital not fully utilised by the persons insured under this Act; (d) “user charges” means the amount which is to be charged from the other beneficiaries for medical facilities as may be notified by the Corporation in consultation with the Central Government from time to time.]