The Code on Social Security, 2020
Fourth Schedule
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[See sections 2(55), (56), 76(1) and 152(1)]
PART I
LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT
TOTAL DISABLEMENT
Serial Description of Injury Percentage of
No. loss of earning
capacity
(1) (2) (3)
1. Loss of both hands or amputation at higher sites 100
2. Loss of a hand and a foot 100
3. Double amputation through leg or thigh, or amputation through
leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot 100
4. Loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable
to perform any work for which eye-sight is essential 100
5. Very severe facial disfigurement 100
6. Absolute deafness 100
PART II
LIST OF INJURIES DEEMED TO RESULT IN PERMANENT
PARTIAL DISABLEMENT
Serial Description of Injury Percentage of
No. loss of earning
capacity
(1) (2) (3)
1. Amputation through shoulder joint 90
2. Amputation below shoulder with stump less than [20.32
Cms.] from tip of acromion 80
3. Amputation form [20.32 Cms.] from tip of acromion to less than
[11.43 Cms.] below tip of olecranon 70
4. Loss of a hand or of the thumb and four fingers of one hand or
amputation from [11.43 Cms.] below tip of olecranon 60
5. Loss of thumb 30
6. Loss of thumb and its metacarpal bone 40
7. Loss of four fingers of one hand 50
8. Loss of three fingers of one hand 30
9. Loss of two fingers of one hand 20
10. Loss of terminal phalanx of thumb 20
11. Guillotine amputation of tip of thumb without loss of bone 10
(1) (2) (3)
Amputation cases-lower limbs
12. Amputation of both feet resulting in end bearing stumps 90
13. Amputation through both feet proximal to the 80
metatarso-phalangeal joint
14. Loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarso-phalangeal joint 40
15. Loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal 30
inter-phalangeal joint
16. Loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal 20
inter-phalangeal joint
17. Amputation at hip 90
18. Amputation below hip with stump not exceeding [12.70 Cms.] 80
in length measured from tip of great trenchanter
19. Amputation below hip with stump exceeding [12.70 Cms.] 70
in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not
beyond middle thigh
20. Amputation below middle thigh to [8.89 Cms.] below knee 60
21. Amputation below knee with stump exceeding [8.89 Cms.]
but not exceeding [12.70 Cms.] 50
22. Amputation below knee with stump exceeding [12.70 Cms.] 50
23. Amputation of one foot resulting in end bearing 50
24. Amputation through one foot proximal to the 50
metatarso-phalangeal joint
25. Loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarso-phalangeal joint 20
Other injuries
26. Loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal 40
27. Loss of vision of one eye, without complications or disfigurement
of eye-ball, the other being normal 30
28. Loss of partial vision of one eye 10
Loss of—
A-Fingers of right or left hand
Index finger
29. Whole 14
30. Two phalanges 11
31. One phalanx 9
32. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 5
Middle finger
33. Whole 12
34. Two phalanges 9
35. One phalanx 7
36. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 4
(1) (2) (3)
Ring or little finger
37. Whole 7
38. Two phalanges 6
39. One phalanx 5
40. Guillotine amputation of tip without loss of bone 2
B-Toes of right or left foot
Great toe
41. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 14
42. Part, with some loss of bone 3
Any other toe
43. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 3
44. Part, with some loss of bone 1
Two toes of one foot, excluding great toe
45. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 5
46. Part, with some loss of bone 2
Three toes of one foot, excluding great toe
47. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 6
48. Part, with some loss of bone 3
Four toes of one foot, excluding great toe
49. Through metatarso-phalangeal joint 9
50. Part, with some loss of bone 3