REGISTERED No. D. (D.N.)-72
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 117] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984/PHALGUNA 30, 1905 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation
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2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY^ [PART H—SEC. 3(U)]MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(Railway Board)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th March, 1984
S.O. No. 171 (E).—Tn exercise of the powers conferred by section 82J of the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Accidents (Compensation) Rules, 1950, namely :—
1.(1) These rules may be called the Railway Accidents (Compensation) (Amend- ment) Rules, 1984.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the- 4th day of March, 1983.
2. (1) Para 2 of sub-rule (2) of rule 5, shall
be deleted.
(2) In sub-rule (2) of rule 6, for the words "rupees fifty thousand" the words "rupees one lakh" shall be substituted.
(3) In sub-rule (3) of rule 6, after the word "consideration" for the words "all the" the words "medical evidence, besides other" shall be substituted.
(4) In the second proviso to sub-rule (3) of rule 6, for the words "rupees ten thou- sand" the words "rupees twenty thousand" ishall be substituted.
(5) In rule 7, for the words "rupees fifty thousand" the words "rupees one lakh" shall be substituted.
(6) For the Schedule the following Schedule
shall be substituted namdy :—
SCHEDULE
(See Rule 6)
COMPENSATION PAYABLE FOR DEATH AID INJURIES
PART I Amount of Compensation^
Rs.
For death 1,00,000
PART II
(i) For loss of both hands or ampa-
tation at higher sites. 1,00,000
(ii) For loss of hand and a foot 1,00,000/
(iii) For double amputation through leg or thigh or amputation through leg or thigh on one side and loss of other foot 1,00,000
(iv) For loss of sight to such an extent as to render the claimant unable to perform any work for which eye sight is essential 1,00,000
(v) For very severe facial disfigure-
ment 1,00,000
(vi) For absolute deafness 1,00,000
PART III
1. For amputation through shoulder
joint 90,000
2. For amputation below shoulder with stump less than 8" from tip of acromion 80,000
3. For amputation from 8" from tip of acromion to less than 4i" below tip of olecranon 70,000
4. For loss of a hand or the thumb and four fingers of one hand or amputation from 4 i" below tip of olecranon 60,000
5. For loss of thumb 30,000
6. For loss of thumb and its meta-
carpal bone 40,000
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9. For loss of two -fingers of one
hand 2G$00
10. For loss of terminal phalanx -of
thumb 2Q,OG0
11. For amputation of both feet resulting in end bearing stumps 90,000
12. For amputation through both feet proximal to the metatarso- phalangeal joint 80,00
13. For loss of all toes of both feet through the metatarsophalan- geal joint 40,000
14. For loss of all toes of both feet proximal to the proximal inter- phalangeal joint 30,000
15. For loss of all toes of both feet distal to the proximal inter- phalangeal joint 20,000
16. For amputation at hip 90,000
17. For amputation below hip with stump not exceeding 5" in length measured from hip of great trenchanter 80,000
18. For amputation below hip with stump exceeding 5" in length measured from tip of great trenchanter but not beyond middle thigh 70,000
19. For amputation below middle
thigh to 3 i" below knee 60,000
20. For amputation below knee with stump exceeding 3J" but not exceeding 5" 50,000
21. For amputation below knee with
stump exceeding 5" 40,000
22. For amputation of one foot
resulting in end-bearing 30,000
23. For amputation through one foot proximal to the metatarso- phalangeal joint 30,000
24. For loss of all toes of one foot through the metatarsophalan- geal joint 20,000
25. For loss of one eye, without complications, the other being normal 40,000
4 TllE GAtfETTE 0 F INDIA ; EXTRAORDINARY fPART ll—SEC. 3 (ii)]deterioration of animals or goods owned by the passenger and accompanying the passenger in his compartment or on the train, sustained as a result /of such accident.
[No, 82|TGIl|1026|22|IRA] Saving.—Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the provisions of the principal rules as they stood before the commencement of these rules, shall apply for determining the amount of compensation payable for loss occasioned by the death of a passenger dying as a result of an acci- dent which occurred before such commencement and for personal injury and loss, destruction or
A. JOHRI, Secy. Railway Board.