Rule 104. Failure to provide and maintain medical facilities as required in these rules

If any employer does not provide and maintain medical facilities as required in these rules to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the State Government upon request by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator will cause to be provided and maintained these facilities in the nearest garden hospital or dispensary or in a Primary Health Centre or other similar hospital or dispensary.

The defaulting employer shall be liable to pay the cost of such medical facilities, including charges, if any, in respect of –

(1) a medical officer’s visit to the plantations for the purpose of attendance on any sick worker or workers and his or their families respectively;

(2) The maintenance of sick workers or a member of his family in a hospital/dispensary for each day’s maintenance; and

(3) Transport to and fro provided to the sick worker or a member of his family.