ESIC COVID19 RELIEF SCHEME under Section 19 of the Act

ESIC – Employees State Insurance Corporation has now notified that  ESIC COVID19 RELIEF SCHEME

ESIC –  draft notification to further notify the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme published in the Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY Part III Section 4 Sl. No 245 dated 18.06.2021 for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby till the expiry of the period of thirty days on which the notification was published

Employees State Insurance Corporation has now notified that  ESIC COVID19 RELIEF SCHEME under Section 19 of the Act as a welfare measure for the Insured Persons who are employees under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act under which in case of death of IP due to COVID-19, the eligible dependent family members of IP,  will be paid periodic payments directly to their bank accounts.

The eligibility conditions of the scheme are as under: –

1. a) The IP who died due to COVID-19 disease must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior.
2. b) The deceased IP must have been in employment on the date of diagnosis of    COVID-19 disease and contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid.
3. c) In case of death of the IP due to COVID-19, the relatives of the deceased IP shall be eligible to receive periodical payments under the scheme.
4. d) In case the deceased IP does not leave a spouse or legitimate or adopted child or widowed mother then other relatives will be eligible.

90 % of the average daily wages of the deceased IP, which will be called the full rate of the relief, will be paid to the dependents of the IP who died due to COVID-19 disease in the manner as under: –

1. to the spouse during life, an amount equivalent to three-fifths of the full rate or divided equally if there are more widows.
2. to each legitimate or adopted son, an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate until he attains the age of twenty-five years.  AND/OR

iii. to each legitimate or adopted unmarried daughter, an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate.  AND/OR

1. to the widowed mother during life an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate.  AND/OR
2. If the total of the relief distributed under the scheme among the spouse, etc. exceeds at any time the full rate, the share of each of these dependents shall be proportionately reduced. AND/OR
3. In case the deceased person does not leave a spouse or legitimate or adopted child or widowed mother the relief shall be payable to other dependents.

The Scheme shall be effective for a period of two years w.e.f. 24.03.2020.

The minimum relief under the scheme shall be Rs 1800/- per month.

For greater details, please refer to the notification attached herewith.