ESIC goes online

Employees' State Insurance Corporation is now digitalized and employers can get themselves and their employees registered online and also pay their contribution over the internet, announced ESIC, Additional Commissioner and Regional Director,G.C.Jena at an interactive session organized by Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry(BNCCI). "All over India there are 790 centers of ESIC covering 1.54 crore employees of the organized sector and total number of beneficiaries are 6.02 crores," he said. The insured employees unlike earlier can now avail the ESI benefits throughout India. He also said that that apart from their own hospitals they have now also tied up with super-specialty hospitals throughout India. Mr. Jena said that they are keen on setting up more dispensaries. While replying to the queries of the members from the chamber he said that the employers do not need to pay the contribution for those employees who are posted in the non ESI implemented zones, however they can pay the contribution for all
the employees posted in different ESI zones from one location. In those organizations where there are 50-60 employees who are yet to get permanent 'Pehchan Card', the ESIC on the organization’s request may set up separate camps for the purpose. He also said that the rate of inspections will decrease and an inspector can at
most ask for records for five years.