Social Security Code, 2020: A Commentary

The Social Security Code, 2020, is a commentary by Dr. J.K. Verma. The Code consolidates, simplifies, and rationalises the provisions of the following nine Central labour enactments relating to social security:

1. The Employees' Compensation Act, 1923
2. The Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948
3. The Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
4. The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959
5. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
6. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
7. The Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
8. The Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996
9. The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008.

These enactments stand repealed by Section 164 of the Code on Social Security, 2020.

Key Features:

• The book contains a comparative table setting out the provisions of the new Code vis-a-vis the corresponding provisions of the repealed enactments.
• Relevant notifications issued under various provisions of the Code have been included at the appropriate place.
• The book also covers the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026.

This book will be of immense value to labour law practitioners, employers, employees, academics, and all those interested in labour and industrial relations law.

About the Author:

Dr. J.K. Verma, an Advocate at the Patna High Court, has a long association with the Eastern Book Company, which published his work, Laws Relating to Premature Retirement and Resignation.

He was also privileged to revise two of their celebrated publications, Departmental Enquiries and Misconduct in Employment by Shri B.R. Ghaiye.

Other treatises by Dr. Verma include Benami Property: A Commentary; Sentencing Principles; Disciplinary Proceedings in Industry; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. The present book is Dr. Verma's latest offering to the legal fraternity.

Table of Cases
Comparative Table
Notifications on Enforcement
Introduction to Social Security Code, 2020
Chapter 1. Preliminary
Chapter 2. Social Security Organisations
Chapter 3. Employees’ Provident Fund
Chapter 4. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
Chapter 5. Gratuity
Chapter 6. Maternity Benefit
Chapter 7. Employee’s Compensation
Chapter 8. Social Security and Cess in Respect of Building and Other Construction Workers
Chapter 9. Social Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers and Platform Workers
Chapter 10. Finance and Accounts
Chapter 11. Authorities, Assessment, Compliance and Recovery
Chapter 12. Offences and Penalties
Chapter 13. Employment Information and Monitoring
Chapter 14. Miscellaneous
Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026
Subject Index