Explanation:

Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923, or Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, ensures that workers are adequately compensated for injuries sustained in the line of duty.

Amount of Compensation Payable under the Act

The amount of compensation an employer has to provide frontline workers is as follows:

• Death of the worker: 50% of the worker’s monthly wages multiplied with relevant factors; or Rs 1,20,000, whichever is more.

• Permanent Total Disability: 60% of the monthly wages, multiplied by relevant factor; or Rs 1,40,000, whichever is more.

• Permanent Partial Disability: In such cases, the amount payable is a percentage of the loss of earning capacity due to the injury. These injuries are mentioned in Part II of Schedule I of the Act.

• Temporary Disability: 25% of the employee’s monthly wages.