A query was raised as to whether the areas/villages subsequently added to the municipal limits of Surat shall mutatis mutandis be treated as areas notified for the purpose of implementation of the ESI Act, 1948. In this regard findings of Hon’ble High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in order dated August 27, 2021,… Read more »

The Government of India vide Notification No. N-17011/1/Bihar/2023-P&D, extended medical benefits, provided under Regulation 95-A of the Employees’ State Insurance (General Regulations, 1950, to the families of all insured persons in all the areas of Arwal, Jamui, Kaimur, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Madhubani, Nawada, Purnia, Sheikhpura and West Champaran, in addition to the already notified areas… Read more »

In continuation to the previous Circular of even no. dated 10.01.2023 uploaded on ESIC website www.esic.nic.in link no. 11882/2023 on 11.01.2023, the present status of notified districts of the ESI Scheme are as under:-

The Government of India, vide Notification No. S.O. 1191(E), implemented the provisions of Chapter IV (Contribution), Chapter V (Benefits), and Chapter VI (Adjudication of Disputes and Claims) of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act), effective from 1st day of April 2023, in all the areas of Gandhinagar district, in the State of Gujarat…. Read more »

ESI department is on its route to streamline and maintain accurate details of the employees on the First attempt. The process of UPDATING any details like  Dispensary,  Personal Details.  Nominee. Family. Bank. Pan card/ Aadhar card/ Cancel Cheque( Full Name of the insured person is required  )  etc have become mandatory to attach the Proof. … Read more »

Due to technical issue in ESIC portal all employer were facing issue for uploading the challan & payments the reason behind the said technical issue is of upgradation of the portal /mapping of UAN number with ESIC etc. In regards to the same Employees State Insurance Corporation, vide Circular No.-P-11/12/Misc./1/2019(M)-Rev.ll, relaxed the time limit for… Read more »

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 »