ESI REGISTRATION

Employee's State Insurance(ESI) is a self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for Indian workers. For all employees earning INR 21000 or less per month as wages, the employer contributes 4.75 percentage and employee contributes 1.75 percentage, total share 6.5 percentage. This fund is managed by the ESI Corporation (ESI) according to rules and regulations stipulated therein the ESI Act 1948, which oversees the provision of medical and cash benefits to the employees and their family through its large network of branch offices, dispensaries and hospitals throughout India. ESI is an autonomous corporation under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. But most of the dispensaries and hospitals are run by concerned state governments.

Employees registered under the ESI enjoy a range of benefits under the scheme. Employee enjoy medical attendance and treatment for the person insured and their families including full range of medical, surgical and obstetric treatment, supply of all drugs, ambulance services, super-specialty consultation, etc., In addition, to the medical care, insured persons also enjoy sick pay benefits. Registration with ESI provides the employee with tremendous benefits and improves worker morale and retention. IndiaFilings can help your Company obtain and manage ESI Registration.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ESIC REGISTRATION?

The benefits of registering under this scheme are varied. Some of them are:

•  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
•  Medical Benefits to an employee and his family members
•  Maternity Benefit to the women who are pregnant (paid leaves)
•  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
•  Same as above in case of disability of the employee
•  Funeral expenses
•  Old age care medical expenses

ENTITIES COVERED UNDER ESIC

•  Shops
•  Restaurants or Hotels only engaged in sales.
•  Cinemas
•  Road Motor Transport Establishments.
•  Newspaper establishments (which is not covered under the factory act)
•  Private Educational Institutions

ESI REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

The following documents are required for registering under the ESI scheme:

•  A registration certificate or a license obtained under Shops and Establishment Act or Factories Act.
• Certificate of registration (Memorandum and Articles of Association in case of a private limited company, partnership deed for LLPs, etc)
• Certificate of registration for all entities and commencement of production for factories.
• A list of employees with their monthly compensation, in detail.
• A list of directors, partners and shareholders of the company
• The PAN card of the business and address proof of the establishment/firm.
• Bank statements of the organization, with evidence of commencement of operation.