Section 14: Payment of Benefit

1) The Fund shall pay benefits to the contributor who has joined the social security scheme as stipulated in the scheme concerned.

2) In the event of death of any contributor who has enrolled in the security scheme, or, if it is not ascertained that the contributor is alive until the period as per the prevailing law before receiving benefits pursuant to sub-section (1), then the benefits that she or he is entitled to shall be paid to the nominee agreed by her or him, and, if not agreed then to the dependent family of the contributor.

3) While making payment pursuant to sub-section (1) or (2), it should be done so that the contributor or his/her dependent family receives payment through the Fund or the institution or agency that has collected the contribution or through the institution through which she or he has received service benefit or any appropriate medium as specified by the Committee.