What are the facilities of ESI?

The Employees’ State Insurance Scheme provides full medical care in the form of medical attendance, treatment, drugs and injections, specialist consultation and hospitalization to insured persons and also to members of their families where the facility for Specialist consultation, hospitalization has been extended to …

Which benefits given to employer through ESI Act?

Unemployment Allowance equal to 50\% of wage for a maximum period of upto Two Years. Medical care for self and family from ESI Hospitals/Dispensaries during the period IP receives unemployment allowance. Vocational Training provided for upgrading skills – Expenditure on fee/travelling allowance borne by ESIC.

Who gets ESI facility?

To be eligible for the ESI scheme, the employee or the worker’s monthly salary should not exceed Rs. 21,000 and Rs. 25,000 for people with disability.

What is the minimum salary for ESIC?

All employees of a covered unit, whose monthly incomes (excluding overtime, bonus, leave encashment) does not exceed Rs. 21,000 per month, are eligible to avail benefits under the Scheme. Employees earning daily average wage up to Rs. 176 are exempted from ESIC contribution.

What is the ESI limit?

Rs 21,000
ESI eligibility Employees whose monthly wages are Rs 21,000 or below are covered under the ESI Act. The wage limit for coverage under the Act had been increased from Rs 15,000 per month to Rs 21,000 in December 2016.

Can I continue my ESI after leaving job?

In order to reactivate your ESI Pehchan card, you need to give your old ESIC number to your new employer. Your ESIC card will be reactivated when your new employer pays your ESIC contribution.

Who is not covered under ESIC?

The ESI scheme is applicable to all factories and other establishments as defined in the Act with 10 or more persons employed in such establishment and the beneficiaries’ monthly wage does not exceed Rs 21,000 are covered under the scheme.

Can I withdraw ESI amount?

Like EPF, can I withdraw the ESI amount? ESI is a premium paid for medical benefits. If no benefit is obtained from it, there is no option available to withdraw amount from ESI Account.

What is the ESI registration under ESIC?

Proper registration under the ESI scheme of ESIC, is referred to as the ESI Registration. ESIC is acronym for Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, which functions under the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of India. Registration under this ESI scheme ensures availability of a wide-range of medical, monetary,…

What are the benefits offered by ESIC to employees?

Maternity benefit to pregnant woman employees in form of paid leaves for three months. In case of death of an employee caused by any occupational hazard, ESIC pays 90\% of his/her salary to his/her dependents every month. Disability to work will be paid at the rate of 90\% of the monthly salary of the concerned employee.

What is the ESI scheme?

The ESI Scheme is administered by a statutory corporate body called the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), which has members representing Employers, Employees, the Central Government, State Government, Medical Profession and the Hon’ble Members of Parliament.

Is there an exemption from the ESI Act?

Yes, of course the exemption is permissible from operation of provisions of the Act subject to the condition that the employees in a covered factory or establishment are other-wise in receipt of benefits substantially similar or superior to those provided under the ESI Act.