Contents of the SS (Central) Rules

The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026

Form XII

Made under The Code on Social Security, 2020G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026

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[seerule 38 (2)]

Appeal under Section 68

To

The Competent Authority

(Appointed under Chapter VI of Code on Social Security, 2020)

……..(Address)

Sir,

I, ..…. The undersigned, woman employee of ….(name and full address of the establishment)

have been wrongly deprived by the employer of maternity benefit or medical bonus or both or

wrongly discharged or dismissed during or on account of absence from work in accordance with the

provisions of Chapter VI of the Code on Social Security, 2020(36 of 2020) for the reasons attached

hereto, prefer this appeal under sub-section (2) of section 68 and request that the said employer be

ordered to pay the above mentioned amount to me and/or set aside the order of discharge/dismissal. A

copy of the order of the employer in this behalf is enclosed.

Signature or thumb impression of the Woman employee/

nominee/ legal representative

Place...........

Date…………

Signature of an Attester in case the woman employee/

nominee/ legal representative is

unable to sign and affixes thumb impression.

Full address of the woman employee /nominee/legal representative.

Source: The Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 344(E) — Gazette of India, pp. 218–219 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 218 · official download · all sources