ESIC extension of the ESI scheme to construction site workers
Contents News/Article Date: 3rd April 2023
Relating to which Act: The Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948
Applicable to which State: All the States and Establishments covered by the ESI Act
Type: ESIC Circular No. T.11/13/52/04/2022. Rev. II dated 3/4/2023 issued by Deputy Director (Revenue)
Pertains to: Eligible and ineligible construction site workers
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Karma Global does excellent work on providing ESI Services both to establishments as well as Insured Employees and in this respect, it will inform all its clients and insured employees about the many announcements that the Government has made in terms of expansion of ESI Scheme, so as to make it available in the remotest of places viz. 744 districts and also to make health facilities and medical colleges in progressive districts of our country further expanding post graduate medical seats.
And in this instance: This office is in receipt of a letter dated 18.02.2023 from a unit namely the Tata Projects Limited enclosing the list of field offices who issued notices, orders and recovery certificates allegedly in contravention to the Supreme Court’s Order dated 06.07.2018 and clarification issued vide this office circular of even number dated 26.09.2018. In this regard, it is informed that WP(C)No. 93612022 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India challenging the notices being issued by various Regional Officers of the ESIC, was filed by Tata Projects Ltd. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 27.01.2023 has ordered as under: We clarify that the adjudication proceedings which are pending before the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation authorities will be restricted to those employees ‘who are covered under the circular No. P-12(11)-11/27/99-Ins. IV dated 14.06.1999, i.e., workers who are employed on regular employment and not those employed periodically or on temporary basis This office is in receipt of a letter dated 18.02.2023 from a unit namely the Tata Projects Limited enclosing the list of field offices who issued notices, orders and recovery certificates allegedly in contravention to the Supreme Court’s Order dated 06.07.2018 and clarification issued vide this office circular of even number dated 26.09.2018. In this regard, it is informed that WP(C)No. 93612022 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India challenging the notices being issued by various Regional Officers of the ESIC, was filed by Tata Projects Ltd. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 27.01.2023 has ordered as under: We clarify that the adjudication proceedings which are pending before the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation authorities will be restricted to those employees ‘who are covered under the circular No. P-12(11)-11/27/99-Ins. IV dated 14.06.1999, i.e., workers who are employed on regular employment and not those employed periodically or on temporary basis
Subject: Extension of the ESI Scheme to Construction Site Workers
Attached is the notification
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