Keeping in view the problems being faced by the Employers in depositing ESI contribution for the contribution period March 2022, the Director General in exercise  of powers  vested  under  Regulation  100  has  relaxed  the provision  as entered  in Regulations  26  & 31   of the  Employees’  State  Insurance  (General) Regulations, 1950.In this regard as a onetime… Read more »

After the enhancement in duration of maternity benefit to 26 weeks from 12 earlier, in some cases insured women were not eligible to avail sickness benefit in the corresponding benefit period after availing maternity benefit. This is because the mandatory contributory conditions of minimum 78 days were not met being the insured women under receipt of… Read more »

The Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of April,2022, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act, namely,—(i) sections 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and sections 45A to 45H of Chapter IV(Contribution)(ii) sections 46 to 73 of Chapter V ( Benefits) and(iii) sections 74, 75, sub-sections (2) to (4) of… Read more »

In continuation to previous Circular of even no. dated 04.10.2021 uploaded on ESIC website www.esic.nic.in link no. 8589/2021 on 05.10.2021., the present status of notified districts of the ESI Scheme is as under:- (a) State-wise status of notified districts as of 01.01.2022 is as under:- No. of States/UT’s whose entire area is notified – 13… Read more »

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of January 2022, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act, namely,-(i) sections 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and sections 45A… Read more »

ESIC vide circular No. T-11/13/56/02/2020 Rev.II has acknowledged to all regional and sub-regional offices regarding the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India that payment of conveyance allowance as per the present case does not fall under the definition of term “wages” which means “all remuneration paid or payable in cash to an employee,… Read more »

ESIC vide circular No.P-11/12/Misc./1/2019 (M)- Rev.II has acknowledged to regional directors and sub-regional offices that employee state insurance contribution for the month of October 2021 can be remitted up to 30th November 2021 instead of 15th November 2021 and return of contribution for the period of April 2021 to September 2021 may be filed up… Read more »

A notification of the Government of Manipur vide even number dated 29‘“ December 2020, the State Government in consultation with the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation and with the approval of the Central Government gave notice to is the intention to extend the provisions of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948) to Municipal… Read more »