(1) The expenditure incurred by the Corporation on the following items shall be termed as administrative expenses under section 30, namely:

(a) payment of fees and allowances to members of the Corporation, the Standing Committee and the Medical Benefit Committee and other committees of the Corporation;

(b) payment of salaries, leave and joining time allowances, travelling and compensatory and other allowances, bonus, gratuities and compassionate allowances, pension, contributions to the Provident or other benefit funds and training related expenses of officers and employees of the Corporation; (c) defraying expenses on depreciation and maintenance of staff cars, office buildings, staff quarters, hiring of accommodation, purchase of furniture, office equipment, stationery, printing and other expenditure in respect of offices of the Corporation;

(d) defraying expenses towards membership subscription to International Organisation, and other services for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of Chapter IV of the Code;

(e) defraying the cost (including all expenses) of the auditing accounts of the Corporation and of the valuation of its assets and liabilities;

(f) defraying the cost (including all expenses) of the Employees‘ Insurance Courts set up under the Code;

(g) payment of any sums under any contract entered into for the purposes of the Code by the Corporation or the Standing Committee thereof or by any officer duly authorised by the Corporation or such Standing Committee in that behalf;

(h) payment of sums under any decree, order or award of any Court or Tribunal against the Corporation or any of its officers or servants for any act done in the execution of his duty or under a compromise or settlement of any suit or other legal proceedings or claim instituted or made against the Corporation;

(i) defraying the cost and other charges of instituting or defending any civil or criminal proceedings arising out of any action taken under the Code;

(j) defraying the expenditure in connection with publicity of the Employees State Insurance Scheme including printing of publicity materials and courses relevant for the purposes of the Code; and

(k) defraying the expenditure on conducting evaluation studies on various aspects of functioning of the Employees State Insurance Scheme.

(2) The percentage of the total revenue income of the Corporation which may be spent every year on its administrative expenses shall not exceed fifteen per cent.

Explanation– For the purposes of this rule, the expression “Employees” State Insurance Scheme‖ means the schemes referred to in Chapter IV of the Code, administered by the Corporation and such Central and state rules, regulations and notifications required to be administered by the Corporation including administrative instructions issued by the Corporation.