Navigating the New Combined Challan for PF & ESI Payments: Your Questions Answered

Dear All,

As you may or may not be aware, a new combined Challan for PF & ESI payments has been implemented, effective from 01-04-10. (One copy of the circular and Challan is attached). I have a few questions regarding this change:

1. The payment dates are different for PF & ESI. What is the payment date through this Challan?

2. How many copies are required to be submitted?

3. If an organization has more than one subcode for ESI, how should they make separate payments for ESI & PF?

4. How do we submit the returns for ESI and PF? For PF Return - Monthly (A triplicate copy of the Challan is required with the Return) and ESI Return - Half-yearly (Triplicate copies of the six months' Challans are required.)

If anyone has answers to the above-mentioned questions, please let me know.

Regards.

Dear All,

As of May 10th, ESIC has announced that the salary ceiling is Rs. 15,000. I have a clarification regarding this matter. We have 26 employees in our organization, but the eligibility for ESIC is only for 15 members. I would like to know if our organization is now under coverage or not. Kindly provide clarification on this issue.

Thank you.

Hi,

It's only for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises it seems. Make sure you come under this category by checking the definition of the above-mentioned enterprises.

Regards

Dear all,

As you are aware or not about the new combined Challan for PF & ESI payment that has been implemented. It's in effect from 01-04-10. (One copy of the circular and Challan is attached). I have a few questions in this reference:

1. The dates of payment are different for PF & ESI. What is the date of making the payment through this Challan?

2. How many copies are required to submit?

3. If one organization has more than one subcode for ESI, how would they make payments for ESI & PF separately?

4. How will we submit the return for ESI and PF? PF Return - Monthly (Triplicate copy of the Challan is required with the Return) and ESI Return - Half-yearly (Triplicate copy of six months' Challans are required.)

If anybody has the answers to these above-mentioned questions, please let me know.

Regards,
J.S. Malik