Posts By: Prakash Consultancy Services

ESIC raises wage threshold to Rs 21,000

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ESIC raises wage threshold to Rs 21,000 The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) today raised the monthly wage threshold to Rs 21,000, from the current Rs 15,000, for coverage under its health insurance scheme. In a meeting held today, the ESIC board also decided to give an option to existing insured persons to continue membership… Read more »

New District Covered ESIC (Teleangana/Rajasthan/Madhyapradesh/karnataka/Jammu Kashmir/Haryana/Bihar/Andhrapradesh)

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Dear all,ESIC have increase the coverage in various states in various districts in different dates details of the same is as under Andhrapradesh:- 9 New District covered W.E.F from 1st Sep-2016Notification:- New Distric Covered under ESIC -Andhrapradesh 1st Sept 2016 Bihar :- 16 New District covered W.E.F from 1st Sep-2016Notification:-New District Covered under ESIC -Bihar 1st Sept 2016 Haryana :- 1 New… Read more »

Bill For Maternity Benefits Including 6 Months’ Leave Passed In Rajya Sabha

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A bill that proposes six months’ maternity leave for all working women has been passed by the Rajya Sabha today, the second last day of the monsoon session. Tracking it closely was Maneka Gandhi, minister for women’s welfare, who says it is the result of two years of hard work.The amendments to Maternity Benefits Act… Read more »

Employee’s Compensation Act – Amendment – Bill Introduced in Parliament

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The Central Government has introduced Bill in parliament, on 5th Aug 2016 to amend few provisions of EC Act and the proposals are as mentioned below:- Every employer shall immediately at the time of employment of an employee, inform the employee of his rights to compensation under this Act, in writing as well as through… Read more »

EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 17(1)(a) OF EPF & MP ACT

Posted by & filed under Provident Fund - (Notification -Circulars).

Dear all,Good News for  Exempted Establishment   An Internal Circular dated 5.8.2016 issued by the EPFO to its Field Functionaries states that: Section 17 of the EPF & MP Act stipulates that the Appropriate Government may, by Notification in Official Gazette and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the Notification exempt whether prospectively… Read more »

Social Security Agreement between India & Japan for International Workers W.E.F 1st Oct 2016

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Dear all, Social Security Agreement (SSA) between India and Japan was signed in Tokyo on November 16, 2012. The Ministry of External Affairs (Investment, Technology Promotion and Energy Security Division), the competent authority for negotiating and concluding SSAs along with the Employee’s Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has completed the formalities for the Agreement to enter into force. Social Security… Read more »