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Employees’ State Insurance — detailed legal corpus

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 17 July 2026

Section, Rule and regulation-wise operational guidance with benefits, forms, evidence, remedies and live transition controls.

Code sections24–52

Central Rules14–26 and related rules

Regulation entries138

Benefit journeys9

Three-layer legal architecture

Current law

Code sections 24–52

Institution, insurance, contributions, benefits, medical care, ESI Courts and appeals.

Final 2026 rules

Central Rules 14–26

Officers, fund, insurance, contribution rates, benefit qualification, appeals and medical benefit.

Saved operations

General Regulations, 1950

Regulation-wise operational detail, preserved only where consistent and not replaced.

Implementation journeys

Insurance, registration and identity

Code 3;28;31 · Regulations 10B;10C;11;12;14;15;15A;15B;16;17;17A;17B;18

Contributions, contractor reconciliation and recovery

Code 29;31;42;47;127;128;129 · Regulations 26;29;31;31A;31B;31C;32;36;38;39;40

Sickness benefit and medical certification

Code 32;39;41 · Regulations 44;45;48;52;53;54;55;56;57;58;59;60;61;63;64;99

Maternity benefit

Code 32;39;41 · Regulations 87;88;89;89A;89B;90;91;92;93;94;95

Employment injury, disablement and Medical Boards

Code 32;34;35;36;37 · Regulations 65;66;67;68;69;70;71;72;73;74;75;76;76A;76B

Dependants’ benefit

Code 32;38;41 · Regulations 77;78;79;80;81;82;83;83A;84;86;107A;107B

Medical benefit and treatment administration

Code 39;40;41 · Regulations 95A;96A;103;103A;103B;104;105

Funeral expenses

Code 32 · Regulations 95B;95C;95D;95E

Medical appeals, ESI Court and High Court

Code 37;48;49;50;51;52 · Regulations 72;73;76;96;97;100;107;107A;107B

Freshness and transition

Code–Rule–Regulation concordanceFind the canonical owner 2026 Regulations statusDo not treat a draft as final Transition bridgeL3 to L5 integration

Source and review trail

Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.

Official starting point: www.labour.gov.in