Corporation

Question 1

3. Establishment of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. —

Answer 1

(1) With effect from
such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint in this
behalf, there shall be established for the administration of the scheme of Employees’ State Insur-
ance in accordance with the provisions of this Act a Corporation to be known as the Employees’
State Insurance Corporation.
(2) The Corporation shall be a body corporate by the name of Employees’ State
Insurance Corporation having perpetual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name
sue and be sued.

Question 2

4. Constitution of Corporation. — The Corporation shall consist of the following
   members, namely : —

Answer 2

1[(a) a Chairman to be 2
[appointed] by the Central Government ;
(b) a Vice-Chairman to be 2
[appointed] by the Central Government ;]
(c) not more than five persons to be 2
[appointed] by the Central Government 3
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(d) one person each representing each of the 1
[
2
[States] in which this Act is in force] to
be 3
[appointed] by the State Government concerned ;
(e) one person to be 3
[appointed] by the Central Government to represent the 4
[Union territories] ;
(f) 5
[ten] persons representing employers to be 3
[appointed] by the Central Government
in consultation with such organisations of employers as may be recognised for the
purpose by the Central Government ;
(g) 5
[ten] persons representing employees to be 3
[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 3
[appointed] by the Central
Government in consultation with such organisations of medical practitioners as may
be recognised for the purpose by the Central Govern-ment ; 6
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[(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.]