THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE ACT, 1948 · CORPORATION, STANDING COMMITTEE AND MEDICAL BENEFIT COUNCIL
Section 16 — Appointment of a Director General and a Financial Commissioner
4[(1) The Central Government may, in consultation with the Corporation, appoint a Director General and a Financial Commissioner.]
(2)The Director General shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.
(3)5[The Director General and The Financial Commissioner] shall be whole-time officers of the Corporation and shall not undertake any work unconnected with their office without the sanction of the Central Government 6[and of the Corporation].
(4)5[The Director General or the Financial Commissioner] shall hold office for such period, not exceeding five years, as may be specified in the order appointing him. An outgoing 5[the Director General or Financial Commissioner] shall be eligible for reappointment if he is otherwise qualified.
(5)5[The Director General or the Financial Commissioner] shall receive such salary and allowances as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(6)A person shall be disqualified from being appointed as or for being 5[the Director General or the Financial Commissioner] if he is subject to any of the disqualifications specified in section 13.
(7)The Central Government may at any time remove 5[the Director General or the Financial Commissioner] from office and shall do so if such removal is recommended by a resolution of the Corporation passed at a special meeting called for the purpose and supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total strength of the Corporation.