ESI Registration
ADVANTAGES
MEDICAL BENEFITS
The Employee State Insurance Corporation takes care of an individual's medical expenses by providing reasonable medical care. This cover comes into effect from day one of the individual's employment.
DISABILITY BENEFIT
In case an employee is disabled, ESIC ensures that the employee is paid their monthly wages for the period of the injury in case of a temporary disablement or for the remainder of the employee's life in case of a permanent disablement.
MATERNITY BENEFIT
ESIC helps an employee welcome their baby to a household which has been showered with benefits. ESIC provides a total of 100% of the average daily wages for a period of to 26 weeks from the time of going into labor and 6 weeks in case of a miscarriage. 12 weeks of pay is provided in the case of an adoption.
SICKNESS BENEFIT
ESIC ensures that there is a flow of cash coming into the employee's household during medical leave. 70% of the average daily wages of an employee is paid during medical leave for a maximum period of 91 days in two successive benefit periods.
UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE
ESI provides a monthly cash allowance for a maximum period of 24 months in case of permanent invalidity due to a non-employment injury or due to involuntary loss of employment.
DEPENDENT'S BENEFIT
In case the employee meets with an untimely death due to an injury at the place of employment, ESIC will provide monthly payments apportioned among the surviving dependents.
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Start-up Registration
Documents Required
Name of the company.
Date of the setup of the organization.
Scanned copy of the company’s PAN (Proprietor’s, in case of proprietorship concern).
Scanned copy of the licenses available in the name of the company. (like GST).
Scanned copy of cheque of company’s bank account.
Address of the company with address proof.
List of Directors / Partners.
Address proof of Proprietor / Director / Partner of the company.
Email address, Mobile number of Proprietor / Director / Partner of the company.
Copy of First sale bill / Job work bill and First purchase bill.
The monthly strength of employees from the date of setup.
Current list of employees with their details:
Name
Father’s Name
Date of joining
Date of birth
Mobile number
Postal address
Name of nominee
Grade
Salary
Designation
ID proof (Aadhaar and PAN)
Bank A/c number with IFSC code
Digital Signature of the Proprietor / Director / Partner.
DUE DATES
Payments: 15th of every month
Returns: May 11th and November 11th.
ELIGIBILITY
Registration for PF / ESI is compulsory for the companies / organizations who employ more than 20 individuals. Also, small organizations which do not have the minimum strength can register themselves voluntarily. Organizations which grow to a strength of 20 members are expected to register themselves within one month of attaining the minimum strength.
Process
ONCE THE DOCUMENTS ARE READY
Once The Documents Are Ready, The Company Can Apply For Registration By Submitting The Employer’s Registration Form (Form-1).
A PDF FORMAT OF THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE
A PDF Format Of The Form Is Available On The Website. Fill In The Form And Submit It To ESIC For Registration On The Official Website.
ONCE VERIFIED, A REGISTRATION NUMBER
Once Verified, A Registration Number, A 17-Digit Unique Identity Will Be Provided To The Organization. The ESI Filings Can Be Done Once You Receive The 17-Digit Number.
EMPLOYEES REGISTERED
Employees Registered Under The Scheme Get An ESI Card After Submitting A Form With Photographs And Details Of Family Members.
ALTHOUGH THE REGISTRATION IS PERMANENT
Although The Registration Is Permanent, And The Number Is Valid For The Lifetime Of The Company, Any New Changes, Such As Employee Additions, Need To Be Intimated To The ESI.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Employees’ State Insurance Scheme of India is a multi-dimensional Social Security Scheme tailored to provide Socio-economic protection to the ’employees’ in the organized sector against the events of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury and to provide medical care to the insured employees and their families.
The scheme provides full medical care to the employee registered under the ESI Act, 1948 during the period of his incapacity, restoration of his health and working capacity. It provides financial assistance to compensate the loss of his/ her wages during the period of his abstention from work due to sickness, maternity and employment injury. The scheme provides medical care to his/her family members also.
The ESI Scheme is administered by a statutory corporate body called the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), which has members representing Employers, Employees, the Central Government, State Government, Medical Profession and the Hon’ble Members of Parliament. Director General is the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation and is also an ex-officio member of the Corporation.
At the National level, the Standing Committee (a representative body of the Corporation) for administering the affairs of the Corporation, and the Medical Benefit Council, a specialized body that advises the Corporation on administration of Medical Benefit, are functioning. At the Regional Level, the Regional Boards and Local Committees have been constituted to review the functioning of the scheme and make suggestions for its improvement. In addition to above, Hospital Development Committees have been set up for improvement of hospital and State Executive Committee for monitoring the performance of ESIS Hospitals and Dispensaries in a given State/UT.
Yes, it is the statutory responsibility of the employer under Section 2A of the Act read with Regulation 10-B, to register their Factory/ Establishment under the ESI Act within 15 days from the date of its applicability to them.
The Factory or Establishment to which the Act applies is to be registered by logging into ESIC Portal i.e. www.esic.in within 15 days from the date of its applicability to them The employer is supposed to sign up, providing factory/Establishment name, Address Principal employer’s name, Bank Account, PAN, use of power in case of of factory ,State and region as well as e mail address. The employer trying to register would get a user ID and a password through his mail ID. The employer can log in to www.esic.in . His mail ID can also be used as user ID and the password received has to be accessed from the mail box can be used to register his unit by providing information in the Portal. Automatically a 17 digit code number is generated after successful registration.
It is a 17 digit unique identification number allotted to each of the factory/establishment registered under the provisions of the Act. Such a number is generated through ESIC portal on submission of the pertinent information by the employer. It can also be generated on receipt of Survey Report from the Social Security Officer.
This is also a unique identification number allotted to a sub-unit, branch office, sales office or Registered Office of a covered factory or establishment located in the same State or different State. The employer can register any Branch or Sales Office through ESIC Portal using his credentials and his unique primary registration code number.