In order to provide relief to more and more employed people in the Coronavirus Pandemic, the government has started preparing to change the rules of ESIC. Under this, the rules of medical and financial aid will be changed.
new Delhi. The Government of India at the Center is preparing to make big announcements for the people. According to information received from sources to CNBC Awaaz, soon ESIC will be able to benefit even if the salary is more than Rs 21,000. In order to provide maximum relief to the Corona crisis, the ESIC is preparing to change the rules. Under this, the rules of medical and financial aid will be changed. According to the proposal for this, facilities will be available even if there is more than 21,000 salary. Sources said that salary up to Rs 30,000 will also benefit ESIC.
Preparation of rules started – Ministry of Labor is preparing to change the rules. More salaries will have the option to remain attached to the scheme. On getting unemployed, financial assistance will be according to the fixed limit. The proposal will be sent to the ESIC Board soon.
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Several major steps taken recently for salaries of up to Rs 21,000 – 15 days after Union Labor Minister Santosh Gangwar applied for unemployment benefit claim under Atal Insured Person Welfare Scheme of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) last week. Settled within. The Board of Directors of ESIC has doubled the payment under unemployment benefit from 24 March to 31 December this year, providing relief to those who lost employment in the wake of Corona virus epidemic. Under the scheme, now fifty percent of the average salary of three months will be given.
Now, claim of benefits can be filed after 30 days of going to employment. Earlier it was possible to do it after 90 days. Now employees can claim themselves, whereas earlier they had to apply through the employer. ”Gangwar is also the chairman of the ESIC Board. He appealed to the people coming under the purview of the scheme to take advantage of it. About 40 lakh industrial workers are expected to benefit from this decision taken in the meeting of ESIC Board on Thursday. The ESIC Board has approved increasing the payment under unemployment benefits under the Atal Insured Person Welfare Scheme and relaxed the eligibility criteria.
