ESIC Launch Of One Insured Person – Two Dispensaries Scheme

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ESIC Corporation has given a gift to the  ESIC Insured person on the labour day as per Press Information Bureau release dated 1st May 2017, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched One Insured Person – Two Dispensaries Scheme. 

Under One IP- Two Dispensaries scheme there is an option given to an Insured Person (IP) to choose two dispensaries, one for self and another for family through an employer. 

Earlier Insured person had to choose one dispensary for either self or for family. This will benefit all Insured persons, especially migrant workers who are working in other than home State, while their families are living in their native States, because of non-availability of option of second dispensary, the dependant members of family are often deprived of medical benefits


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Employer cannot force employees to open salary accounts with official bank: Kerala HC

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An employer cannot insist that all employees open a salary account with its official banking firm, says the Kerala high court.
A single bench of the court issued the ruling after considering a petition (WP-C No. 37894/2016) filed by TM Dinesh Kumar and seven other employees of Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC) at Thalassery. They had challenged a circular issued by the governing body of Malabar Cancer Centre Society asking all employees to open salary accounts with its official banking partner, IDBI Bank.
 
The petitioners had accounts with State Bank of India (SBI) and didn’t want to shift their accounts. Their petition said they haven’t received salaries from August last year and were also deprived of festival allowances such as Onam Advance.
 
Ruling that denial of salary for not opening account with IDBI Bank is illegal, the court said in the judgment, “As far as the withdrawal of salary through a bank account is concerned, it will not be necessary that each of the employees should have the salary account with official bank itself. The official bank can very well transfer the salary of the petitioners to their accounts existing in SBI, on a request/standing instruction from the accounts wing of the 1st respondent (MCC). For such transfers, the 1st respondent need not compel the petitioners to open zero balance account or salary account with IDBI, in case they do not want to have any transaction with the IDBI.”
 
Further, the court said the issue, which arose on the ground that no discussion was held with employees regarding the account change, could have been resolved at the end of MCC’s governing body itself. The matter reached the high court as a result of the ego which played between the petitioners and those at the helm of affairs at MCC, the court criticized. The court ordered MCC to transfer the salaries and allowances, including arrears, of the petitioners to their accounts with SBI without any further delay.
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Compliance for Startup Companies

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As per EPFO Circular dated 16 May 2017, the EPFO has cited letter received from Ministry of Labour and Employment dated 6th April 2017, the letter has stated that the Ministry had earlier directed Central Labour Enforcement Agencies to allow Start-Up to self-certify compliance under nine labour laws mentioned for a period of three years, the Ministry has now extended this self-certify compliance regime to five years. 
The State/UT Governments/Central Labour Enforcement Agencies are advised that for the first year of the Start-ups, such establishments may not be inspected under 6 labour laws (viz. 
The Building and Other Constriction Workers Act, 
The Inter State Migrant Worker  Act, 
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 
The Contract Labour Act, 
The Employees Provident Funds Act and 
The Employees State Insurance Act) 
whereas, they may submit online self-declaration instead. 
Further, Start-ups may be allowed to submit self-certified returns for all nine labour laws mentioned (as is being done under Shram Suvidha portal for Central Sphere). Inspection may be allowed only after second year, post credible complaint of violation has been filed and approval is obtained from at least one level senior inspecting officer or from the Central Analysis and Intelligence Unit (CAIU)



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How to withdraw EPF and EPS online?

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On 1st May 2017, EPFO announced the launch of the facility to withdraw EPF and EPS online. Let us see the procedure and conditions of online EPF withdrawal facility in detail


As of now, it is a tedious task to apply for withdrawal. The process involved physical application to move from one authority to another authority. Usually, this whole process used to take around 30 days of time.

However, EPFO since long planning to do this facility. Now EPFO released the press note on the same.

You can complete the whole process online and you neither needs to interact with the employer and nor with EPFO field office to submit the online claim. The claim submitted by the you would flow in soft form to EPFO database where it will be processed and the member’s bank account credited.

You are not required to give any supporting document while preferring online EPF Part Withdrawal case. If you are applying online will be taken as his self-declaration for preferring the advance claim.

Who can withdraw EPF and EPS online?

There are certain conditions for utilizing this facility to withdraw EPF and EPS online. They are as below.
# You must have activated UAN Card.
# You must be linked Aadhaar with EPF.
# You must be using the same mobile number which is linked with your Aadhaar. Because EPFO will send you OTP (One Time Password) for authenticating the claim process online.
# Your bank account along with IFSC code should be linked in EPFO database.
# Permanent Account Number (PAN) should also be linked in EPFO database for EPF Final settlement claims in case his/her service is less than 5 years.
If these two conditions are satisfied, then you can withdraw EPF and EPS online.

What types of EPF claims can be withdrawn online?

# You can withdraw your EPF amount online.
# You can withdraw your EPS (Employee’s Pension Scheme) amount online.
# You can use this online platform for partial or advance withdrawal of EPF  .
How to withdraw EPF and EPS online?

Below are the steps involved of how to withdraw EPF and EPS online.

As of now, the information is limited. Hence, I will be sharing the information which is available at this time. I will update the same, once it is live on EPFO portal.
1. Login to UAN portal.
2. Check that KYC and service shown against your UAN are correct.
3. Select which option of withdrawal you want to select like EPF Withdrawal, EPS     Withdrawal or Partial or Advance EPF withdrawal.

Once you submit the request, then for authentication purpose, OTP will be sent to your Aadhaar based registered mobile number.

1.Authenticate the same by entering OTP.
2. Then submit for withdrawal.

 The process of withdraw EPF and EPS online is now available and the process is explained as below


Step 2–
Then on the homepage of Unified Portal, select the option “Online Services” tab. Here, you can withdraw EPF and EPS online and also can check the claim status online

Also enclosed is the FAQ &  detail Process flow

👉Faq on Online Claim

ONLINE CLAIM CHECK ELIGIBILITY AND SUBMISSION FLOW DIAGRAM

👉Eligibility Check
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Employees’ Provident Funds (Fifth Amendment) Scheme, 2017 under Para 68 J

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Employees’ Provident Funds (Fifth Amendment) Scheme, 2017.

In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as the said Scheme), in paragraph 68J,-
(a) sub-paragraph (2) shall be omitted;
(b) proviso to sub-paragraph (3) shall be omitted;
(c) for sub-paragraph (6), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely;-
“(6) No advance shall be granted to the member under sub-paragraph (1) or sub-paragraph (3) unless
he produces a self-declaration to that effect.”.
3. In the said Scheme, in para 68N, for sub-paragraph (2), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted,
namely:-
“(2) No advance shall be paid to the member under sub-paragraph (1) unless he produces a self declaration
to that effect.”.

Gazette Copy:-👉 EPF Parar 68J Amendment.pdf 

EPF partial Withdrawal In details:- 👉TypesOfAdvances_Form31-Detail Explanation


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Latest News on EPFO

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  • Aadhaar Seeding Application launched by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya 
  • Minimum assured amount on death in service and loyalty cum life benefit to EDLI members on superannuation recommended to Government
The Central Board (EPF) under the chairmanship of Union Minster of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Shri Bandaru Dattatreya held its 217th special meeting in New Delhi. 

In pursuance to the policy of the Government for optimum use of information technology for efficient service delivery and widening the reach of EPF benefits, Hon’ble Minister of Labour & Employment, Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya launched Aadhaar Seeding Application. The EPFO has developed this Aadhaar seeding application with support of the Common Service Centers (CSC) and CDAC. The CSCs are ICT enabled front end service delivery points at the village level for delivery of Government and private services. With the implementation of Aadhaar Seeding Application, now Provident Fund member or pensioner can walk in any of the field offices of EPFO or CSC outlets with UAN & Aadhaar and seed the Aadhaar with the UAN. 

The Board has recommended a proposal of extending minimum assured benefit of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rs. Two lakh fifty thousand) on death of EDLI member. Provisions have also been recommended in EDLI Scheme for Loyalty cum life benefit to members on superannuation on completion of 58/60 years of age/total and permanent disablement with minimum 20 years of contributory service as a pilot project for two years. Thereafter the scheme will be reviewed. 

Central Board also took note of the fact that EPFO has enrolled 49,39,929 workers during 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017. 
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