The Employees’ State Insurance Scheme is an integrated measure of Social Insurance embodied in the Employees’ State Insurance Act. It aims to protect employees, as defined in the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, against the impact of incidences of sickness, maternity, disablement, and death due to employment injury and to provide medical care to the insured persons and their families.
Type of Establishment
Threshold - Applicable when the establishment employs 10 or more employees (in some states, the threshold may be 20, depending on state government notification).
Salary Limit
Employees drawing gross wages up to ₹21,000 per month (₹25,000 for persons with disabilities) are mandatorily covered under the ESI scheme.
Note: Employers must deposit both shares with ESIC authorities.
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Employers must: