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The Workmen's Compensation Act has been amended and renamed as
Explanation
The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, was renamed the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, following the Workmen's Compensation (Amendment) Act, 2009. This legislative change was primarily intended to make the Act gender-neutral by replacing the term "workman" with "employee" throughout the statute. The amendment also significantly increased the minimum compensation amounts for death (from ₹80,000 to ₹1,20,000) and for permanent total disablement (from ₹90,000 to ₹1,40,000). The Act ensures social security for workers by providing financial compensation for injuries or death arising out of and in the course of employment. Other options like the Apprentices Act, 1961, are separate legislations dealing with the regulation and control of training of apprentices.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Name of which of the following legislations has been changed in the year 2009 ?
The doctrine of notional extensions is applicable in which one of the following Laws?
As per the doctrine of 'added peril', as applied to the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, a workman cannot hold his employer liable for the risk if at the time of accident the employee
What is the maximum time limit given under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, for the dependent to claim compensation in the event of death of the workman arising out of or in course of employment?
Which of the following is/are the condition(s) precedent to valid retrenchment of a workman under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ?
1. The workman has been given one month's notice in writing indicating the reasons for retrenchment
2. The workman has been paid at the time of retrenchment compensation which shall be equivalent to fifteen days' average wages for every completed year of continuous service
3. The workman has been paid, at the time of retrenchment, compensation which shall be equivalent to wages of thirty days service
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