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Section 36: Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament

The Workman Compensation Act, 1923State Act of Punjab · Act 8 of 1923

Every rule made under this Act by the Central Government shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.

*substituted/amended/inserted by Act 45 of 2009 **substituted/amended/inserted by Act 11 of 2017 20

SCHEDULE I :

[See sections 2(1) and (4)]

PART I :

LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT TOTAL DISABLEMENT Serial No. Description of Injury Percentage of loss of earning capacity

1. Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites. 100

2. Loss of a hand and a foot . 100

3.

Double amputation through leg or thigh, or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot 100

4.

Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eye-sight is essential 100

5. Very severe facial disfigurement ..... 100

6. Absolute deafness ...... 100

PART II :

LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABLEMENT Serial No. Description of Injury Percentage of loss of earning capacity Amputation cases--upper limbs (either arm)

1. Amputation through shoulder joint . 90

2.

Amputation below shoulder with stump less than

20.32 Cms. from tip of acromion ....

80

3.

Amputation form 20.32 Cms. from tip of acromion to less than 11.43 Cms. below tip of olecranon 70

4.

Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 11.43 Cms. below tip of olecranon .......

60

5. Loss of thumb ...... 30

6. Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone 40

7. Loss of four fingers of one hand .... 50

8. Loss of three fingers of one hand .... 30

9. Loss of two fingers of one hand .... 20

10. Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb .... 20 21

10A.

Guillotine amputation of tip of thumb without loss of bone 10 Amputation cases--lower limbs

11.

Amputation of both feet resulting in end bearing stumps .

90

12.

Amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint .......

80

13.

Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarsophalangeal joint .......

40

14.

Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint .......

30

15.

Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter-phalangeal joint ......

20

16. Amputation at hip ....... 90

17.

Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding

12.70 Cms. in length measured from tip of great trenchanter ..

80

18.

Amputation below hip with stump exceeding 12.70 Cms. in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not beyond middle thigh .....

70

19.

Amputation below middle thigh to 8.89 Cms.

below knee 60

20.

Amputation below knee with stump exceeding 8.89 Cms. but not exceeding 12.70 Cms. ....

50

21.

Amputation below knee with stump exceeding

12.70 Cms 50

22. Amputation of one foot resulting in end bearing . 50

23.

Amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarsophalangeal joint ...

50

24.

Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarsophalangeal joint ... . . .

20 Other injuries

25.

Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal ...

40

26.

Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement of eye-ball, the other being normal .

30

26A. Loss of partial vision of one eye ... Loss of-- 10 A--Fingers of right or left hand Index finger

27. Whole .... 14 22

28. Two phalanges .... 11

29. One phalanx ... 9

30. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone . 5 Middle finger

31. Whole ...... 12

32. Two phalanges ... 9

33. One Phalanx ... 7

34. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone . 4 Ring or little finger

35. Whole ....... 7

36. Two phalanges ... 6

37. One phalanx ... 5

38. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone. 2 B--Toes of right or left foot Great toe

39. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint . 14

40. Part, with some loss of bone .... 3 Any other toe

41. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint . 3

42. Part, with some loss of bone .... 1 Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe

43. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint . 5

44. Part, with some loss of bone .... 2 Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe

45. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint . 6

46. Part, with some loss of bone .... 3 Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe

47. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint . . . . 9

Where this provision sits

ActThe Workman Compensation Act, 1923
Section36
Marginal noteRules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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