Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) is a scheme designed to provide the socio-economic protection to employees working in a company. ESI scheme runs under an independent authority, Employee State Insurance Corporation which falls under the jurisdiction and management of Ministry of Labour and Employment. This insurance scheme covers an employee and his family in cases such as medical treatments, maternity related treatments, and various other medical related benefits. The ESI scheme extends to the financial assistance and medical care to the employees along with family members insured under ESI Act. ESIC is a self-financing scheme as the employer and the employee need to make contribution to insure an employee and his family under the scheme. The employer needs to register online for ESI Scheme once the employer falls under the obligations of taking this registration.
The employee and his/her family insured under ESIC can avail medical assistance and treatment when required through the Model Hospitals run by ESIC (Except in Delhi) without linking to employee’s wages and contributions.
Maternity benefit is designed for Pregnant women who is covered under ESI, the benefits are payable up to 26 weeks. The period of benefit can be extended to more 30 days on medical instruction. To avail the benefit of this scheme, employees are required to contribute their wages/salaries for 70 days in the preceding 2 contribution periods.
In case an employee cannot attend his/her job due to illness reasons (maximum up to 91 days per year), will get an aid of 70% of his monthly salary from ESI.
In case of sudden death of an employee during the employment tenure, the dependents of the deceased employee will receive 90% of his/her monthly salary.
In case of death of an employee during his employment tenure, the family of the deceased will receive an additional amount of Rs. 10000 towards funeral expenses.
In case of confinement of an insured women or wife of an employee with ESI, occurring in a place with no medical facilities under the ESI scheme can avail confinement expense from ESIC.
In addition to the above, these are few other benefits which may be called as Need-Based Benefits:Physical Rehabilitation; Vocational Rehabilitation; Extended Sickness Benefits; Enhanced Sickness; Benefits; Old Age Medical Care
Registration Certificate obtained under Factories Act/Shop and Establishment Act
In case of a Company/LLP
In case of a Partnership Firm
In case of a company
In case of an LLP
Attendance Register copy of the employees
PAN card of the business
Scanned copy of property tax bill (in case of own property)
In case of rented property with utility bill
Scanned copies of licenses the company has such as GST Registration
Scanned Copy of a cancelled cheque from the bank account of the company
DSC of the Proprietor/Partner/Director of Company (which ever applicable)
List of Directors in case of a company
List of Shareholders of the company (as of the date)
Address proof of the proprietor/partners/directors (which ever applicable by entity type)
Mobile number and e-mail id of proprietor/partners/directors (which ever applicable by entity type)
List of employees working in the company along with details of each employee
Basic norm: Having more than 10 employees
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Step 02
Step 03
Your Firm is registered for ESI
All these takes 5 – 10 Working Days*.
*Subjected to Government Processing Time
