Code on Social Security 2020

This edition of The Code on Social Security 2020 (No. 36 of 2020) updated through 2026 provides the complete and authentic text of the law as enacted incorporating all provisions brought into force vide the latest government notifications. Designed as a dependable statutory reference this Bare Act is ideal for students legal practitioners HR professionals compliance officers and organisations dealing with social security labour welfare and employment regulations. The volume includes comparative tables aligning the sections of the Code with the corresponding provisions of the repealed Acts offering clarity on legislative transitions and the consolidation of multiple labour laws into a single streamlined framework. This Code replaces several landmark social security legislations including the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952; the Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948; the Employees’ Compensation Act 1923; the Employment Exchanges Act 1959; the Maternity Benefit Act 1961; the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972; the Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act 1981; the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act 1996; and the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act 2008. Covering the entire architecture of social security law in India this edition presents: Provisions relating to provident fund insurance and compensation Maternity disability and gratuity benefits Welfare measures for building and construction workers Registration compliance and contributions frameworks Governance of social security organisations and funds Rights and protections for unorganised and gig workers Penalties enforcement mechanisms and administrative procedures With short comments to support quick comprehension this 2026 edition serves as a precise examination-friendly and professionally useful resource delivering the complete statutory framework of The Code on Social Security 2020 as currently in force.