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Notifiable Diseases under the ESI Act, 1948
There are two distinct contexts in which "notifiable diseases" appear under the ESI Act framework:
1. Occupational Diseases - Schedule III (Section 52A)
These are diseases treated as employment injuries (entitling the worker to disablement benefit). The Schedule is divided into three parts:
PART A - Absolute Presumption (any exposure = deemed employment injury)
| No. | Disease | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infectious and parasitic diseases contracted at work | Health/lab work, veterinary, animal handling |
| 2 | Diseases caused by lead or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 3 | Diseases caused by phosphorus or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 4 | Diseases caused by mercury or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 5 | Diseases caused by chromium or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 6 | Diseases caused by arsenic or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 7 | Diseases caused by radioactive substances and ionising radiations | All work with exposure |
| 8 | Primary epithelomatous cancer of the skin caused by tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, anthracene, or compounds/residues | All work with exposure |
| 9 | Diseases caused by toxic halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons (aliphatic and aromatic) | All work with exposure |
| 10 | Diseases caused by carbon disulphide | All work with exposure |
| 11 | Occupational cataract due to infra-red radiations | All work with exposure |
| 12 | Diseases caused by manganese or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 13 | Skin diseases caused by physical, chemical or biological agents | All work with exposure |
| 14 | Hearing impairment caused by noise | All work with exposure |
| 15 | Poisoning by dinitrophenol or its homologues/salts | All work with exposure |
| 16 | Diseases caused by beryllium or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 17 | Diseases caused by cadmium or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 18 | Occupational asthma caused by recognised sensitising agents | All work with exposure |
| 19 | Diseases caused by fluorine or its toxic compounds | All work with exposure |
| 20 | Diseases caused by nitroglycerine or other nitroacid esters | All work with exposure |
| 21 | Diseases caused by alcohols and ketones | All work with exposure |
| 22 | Diseases caused by asphyxiants: carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide | All work with exposure |
| 23 | Lung cancer and mesotheliomas caused by asbestos | All work with exposure |
| 24 | Primary neoplasm of the epithelial lining of the urinary bladder, kidney or ureter | All work with exposure |
PART B - Requires continuous employment of at least 6 months
(Specific occupational diseases tied to particular industries - the contracting of the disease is deemed an employment injury unless contrary is proved)
PART C - Requires a continuous period specified by the Corporation
| No. | Disease |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pneumoconioses caused by sclerogenic mineral dust - silicosis, anthracosilicosis, asbestosis; silico-tuberculosis |
| 2 | Bagassosis |
| 3 | Bronchopulmonary diseases caused by cotton, flax, hemp and sisal dust (Byssinosis) |
2. Notifiable Diseases under Factories Act Third Schedule (Cross-applicable)
The ESI framework works alongside the Factories Act, 1948 (Section 89) for notifiable disease reporting. When a worker in a factory contracts any of these diseases, the factory manager must notify both the Chief Inspector and the Certifying Surgeon:
| No. | Disease |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lead poisoning (including compounds of lead or sequelae) |
| 2 | Lead tetra-ethyl poisoning |
| 3 | Phosphorus poisoning or its sequelae |
| 4 | Mercury poisoning or its sequelae |
| 5 | Manganese poisoning or its sequelae |
| 6 | Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae |
| 7 | Poisoning by nitrous fumes |
| 8 | Carbon bisulphide poisoning |
| 9 | Benzene poisoning (including homologues, nitro/amino derivatives, sequelae) |
| 10 | Chrome ulceration or its sequelae |
| 11 | Anthrax |
| 12 | Silicosis |
| 13 | Poisoning by halogens or halogen derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbons |
| 14 | Pathological manifestations due to (a) radium/radioactive substances, (b) X-rays |
| 15 | Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin |
| 16 | Toxic anaemia |
| 17 | Toxic jaundice due to poisonous substances |
| 18 | Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils |
| 19 | Byssinosis |
| 20 | Asbestosis |
| 21 | Occupational or contact dermatitis (primary irritants and allergic sensitizers) |
| 22 | Noise-induced hearing loss |
| 23 | Beryllium poisoning |
| 24 | Carbon monoxide |
| 25 | Coal miners' pneumoconiosis |
| 26 | Phosgene poisoning |
| 27 | Occupational cancer |
| 28 | Isocyanates poisoning |
| 29 | Toxic nephritis |
3. Extended Sickness Benefit - Special Diseases (ESI General Regulations, 1950)
Under Regulation 54A of the ESI (General) Regulations, 1950, an insured person who has been under treatment for 18 months or more for any of the following diseases is entitled to extended sickness benefit (ESB):
I. Infectious Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Leprosy
- Chronic Empyema
- Bronchiectasis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- AIDS
II. Neoplasms
7. Malignant Diseases (Cancers)
III. Endocrine, Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders
8. Diabetes Mellitus with proliferative retinopathy/diabetic complications
IV. Mental Health
- Schizophrenia, Endogenous Depression, Manic Depressive Psychosis (MDP), Dementia
V. Other Serious Conditions (excerpts)
- Dislocation of vertebra/prolapse of intervertebral disc
- Non-union or delayed union of fracture
- Post-traumatic surgical amputation of lower extremity
- Compound fracture with chronic osteomyelitis
-
20% burns with infection/complication
- Chronic Renal Failure
- Raynaud's disease/Buerger's disease
Key Provisions at a Glance
| Provision | Key Point |
|---|---|
| Section 52A | Occupational diseases in Schedule III = deemed employment injury |
| Section 56 | Medical benefit entitlement |
| Schedule III | Three-part list of occupational diseases |
| ESI Regulation 54A | Extended sickness benefit for prolonged illnesses (18+ months) |
| Factories Act S.89 | Employer must immediately notify Chief Inspector + Certifying Surgeon when a listed disease is contracted |
The source for this answer is the ESI Act (ESIC official text) and the ESI General Regulations, 1950.
Is baganosis not included?
Bagassosis IS included - it appears in Schedule III, Part C of the ESI Act.
Looking back at the previous answer, it was listed there:
Part C - No. 2: Bagassosis | All work involving exposure to the risk concerned.
You may have missed it because it was listed as "Bagassosis" (which is the correct spelling - sometimes also written as "Bagassoisis"). It is not in the Factories Act Third Schedule notifiable diseases list (the 29-item list), but it is in the ESI Act's own Schedule III (Section 52A).
To clarify the full Part C list:
| No. | Disease |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pneumoconioses (silicosis, anthracosilicosis, asbestosis, silico-tuberculosis) |
| 2 | Bagassosis |
| 3 | Bronchopulmonary diseases from cotton, flax, hemp and sisal dust (Byssinosis) |
Bagassosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhaling dust from dried sugarcane fibre (bagasse), typically affecting workers in sugar mills and paper mills that use bagasse as raw material. Under Part C, the worker must be employed for a continuous period specified by the Corporation before the disease is deemed an employment injury.
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