Rule 59: Form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of section 93

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Rule 59 — Governs form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of section 93 and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026

Rule status

Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

(1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates authorised by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presented, shall, unless the competent authority otherwise directs, be made in duplicate in Form-XXVII, if any, and shall be signed by the…
(2) There shall be appended to every such application a certificate in Form-XXVIII, which shall be signed by the applicant to the effect that the statement of facts contained in the application is to the best of his knowledge and belief, accurate.
(3) When the application for relief is based upon a document, the document shall be appended to the application.

Provisos / explanations

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.

Thresholds & timelines

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Mapped Code sections

Section 93

Full notified text — Rule 59

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.

59. Form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of
section 93.- (1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the
competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or
to any of his subordinates authorised by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presented, shall, unless
the competent authority otherwise directs, be made in duplicate in Form-XXVII, if any, and shall be
signed by the applicant.
(2) There shall be appended to every such application a certificate in Form-XXVIII, which shall be
signed by the applicant to the effect that the statement of facts contained in the application is to the
best of his knowledge and belief, accurate.
(3) When the application for relief is based upon a document, the document shall be appended to the
application.

Application and evidence

Primary statutory test — (1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates authorised by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presented, shall, unless the competent authority otherwise directs, be made in duplicate in Form-XXVII, if any, and shall be signed by the…
Additional operative limb — (2) There shall be appended to every such application a certificate in Form-XXVIII, which shall be signed by the applicant to the effect that the statement of facts contained in the application is to the best of his knowledge and belief, accurate.
Code Section mapping — 93. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
Prescribed-form link recorded in the corpus — XXVII, XXVIII. Confirm the current notified form/version before filing.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Authority / officer.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Section 93

Forms

XXVII, XXVIII

Worked example

When an event triggers form, manner and fee for application for claim or settlement under sub-section (3) of section 93, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates authorised by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presente” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 93. Use the current notified XXVII, XXVIII where the process requires it.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 59

What is Rule 59 of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026?

What does Rule 59 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The applicant may send any application of the nature referred to in section 93 to the competent authority by speed post (with registration) or electronically or may be presented to him or to any of his subordinates authorised by him in this behalf, and, if so sent or presented, shall, unless the competent authority otherwise directs, be made in duplicate in Form-XXVII, if any, and shall be signed by the…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 59 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 59?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 59?

The current concordance maps Rule 59 to Section(s) 93.

Which form is connected with Rule 59?

The current corpus records: XXVII, XXVIII. Confirm the current notified version before use.

When did Rule 59 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

Primary sources

Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 — official Gazette PDF ↗

Code on Social Security, 2020 — India Code ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026.

Jurisdiction note: This is the Central Rule corpus. Check State rules/notifications where the State Government is the appropriate Government and check later Gazette amendments before acting.