Dear Neha,
Greetings!
I have attached FOrms regarding ESI as a word document for your perusal.
Applicability of the Act & Scheme
Is extended in area-wise to factories using power and employing 10 or more persons and to non-power using manufacturing units and establish-ments employing 20 or more person upto Rs.10000/- per month . It has also been extend-ed upon shops, hotels, restaurants, roads motor transport undertakings, equip-ment maintenance staff in the hospitals.
Coverage of employees
Drawing wages
upto Rs.10000/- per month
engaged either directly or thru' contractor
Rate of Contribution of the wages
Employers' 4.75%
Employees' 1.75%
THE ESI SCHEME TODAY
No. of implemented Centres 677
No. of Employers covered 2.38 lacs
No. of Insured Persons 85 lacs
No. of Beneficiaries 330 lacs
No. of Regional Offices/SRO's 26
No. of ESI Hospitals/Annexes 183
No. of ESI Dispensaries 1453
No. of Panel Clinics 2950
Benefits
To the employees under the Act
Medical, sickness, extended sickness for certain diseases, enhanced sickness, dependents maternity, besides funeral expenses, rehabilitation allowance, medical benefit to insured person and his or her spouse.
Contribution period
1st April to 30th September.
1st October to 31st March
Contribution period
If the person joined insurance employment for the first time, say on 5th January, his first contribution period will be from 5th January to 31st March and his corresponding first benefit will be from 5th October to 31st December.
Penalties
Different punishment have been prescribed for different types of offences in terms of Section 85: (I) (six months imprisonment and fine Rs.5000), (ii) (one year imprisonment and fine), and 85-A: (five years imprisonment and not less to 2 years) and 85-C(2) of the ESI Act, which are self explanatory. Besides these provisions, action also can be taken under section 406 of the IPC in cases where an employer deducts contributions from the wages of his employees but does not pay the same to the corporation which amounts to criminal breach of trust.
Rgds,
John N