Navigating ESI Applicability: Can Noida Employees Benefit from Goa's ESI Code?

Dear Seniors,

I need your help in solving my query on ESI Applicability. We have our Operations Office in Goa and our Corporate Office in Noida. For Goa, we have an ESI Code, but for our Corporate office, we don't have an ESI Code. Since the ESI Ceiling has gone up, 3-4 employees who are working at the Noida Office are falling under ESI. Our Salary is processed from our Goa Plant, so is it possible that we can add these 3-4 employees under ESI at Goa.

- If their names are added in Goa ESI, can they avail ESI Benefits at Noida?
- Can we have a separate ESI Code for Noida, but the employees falling under ESI are only three?

Please advise.

Regards,
Sudeept

Dear Sudeept,

Please obtain a separate sub-code number for your Noida location based on the main code number of Goa. The number of employees is not a determining factor for acquiring a sub-code number. For further guidance, you can contact the nearest ESI branch office or the Social Security Officer (formerly Insurance Inspector) in your area.

With regards,

Dear Mr. VSP,

My office is in Gurgaon. We had the ESI code of our company, but we have not taken the new 17-digit code from the ESI office as we were not aware of it at that time. At the time of filing the half-yearly return of ESI, the ESI authorities informed us about the new 17-digit code and provided us with the code which we included in the returns for submission. However, we have now received an ESI code by post, and it is different from the one we used while filing the return. The new code belongs to a different company but has our company's address.

I would like to know how and where I can resolve this issue. What steps should I take to ensure the problem is resolved?

Thank you in advance for your valuable assistance.

Regards

I suggest that you meet with your concerned ESI officer at the ESI Regional office immediately.