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the law under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.
This scheme is started for Indian workers. The workers are provided with a huge variety of medical, monetary and other benefits from the
employer. Any Company having more than 10 employees (in some states it is 20 employees) who have a maximum salary of Rs. 15000/-
has to mandatorily register itself with the ESIC.
Under this scheme, the employer needs to contribute an amount of 4.00% of the total monthly salary payable to the employee whereas
the employer needs to contribute only 1.00% of his monthly salary every month of the year. The only exemption to the employee in
paying his contribution is whose salary is less than Rs. 100/- per day.
The benefits of registering under this scheme are varied. Some of them are:
1. Sickness benefits at the rate of 70% (in the form of salary), in case of any certified illness certified and which lasts for a maximum of 91
days in any year
4. If the death of the employee happens while on work – 90% of the salary is given to his dependents every month after the death of the
employee
6. Funeral expenses
As per the government notification dated Sec 1(5) of the ESI Act the following entities are covered:
1. Shops
3. Cinemas
a. Factories Act
5. PAN Card of the Business Entity as well as all the Employees working under the entity
6. The compensation details of all the employees
After collecting all the above-mentioned documents the following procedure is to be followed for the registration of the ESI:
b. After downloading the PDF version of the form and filling it, it has to be submitted on the website itself along with the above-
mentioned documents.
Step 1: After verification of the form, the government will issue a 17 digit unique number
Step 2: The employee who is registered under this scheme will provide the employer with the filled form and photographs of his own
family members as a part of the process of registration and will get an ESI card after registration
Step 3: Any change in the Company or its employees will be intimated to the ESIC
How many returns are filed every year after the registration is finalised?
After the registration ESI Returns have to be filed twice a year. The following documents are required for the filing of the returns:
2. Form 6 – Register
3. Register of wages
4. Register of any accidents which have happened on the premises of the business