Struggling with ESIC Late Payment: How Do I Pay Interest and Damages Online?

Dear Seniors,

Kindly advise on the query below. I have to pay ESIC interest and damages charges for late payment. I have selected the Defaulter/Recovery challan option and tried to pay interest under C-18(I) and damages under D-18. However, when I enter the amount, it shows that the entered amount is greater than the selected amount. Both windows are non-editable, and I am unable to enter payment details.

I request your guidance on how to create the challan and make the payment online.

Please do not use any decimal or paise units; just fill the amount in digits. The system will accept it.

Thank you for your reply. I am not using decimals, but the details are non-editable. Therefore, when I enter the total amount in the payment column, it shows a greater amount than the total, which defaults to showing as "0." Kindly check the screenshots for more clarity and please advise.

As per your attachment in C18, the value of the demand is 0. So, how can you pay 3000? Please check the demand carefully.

I received a letter from ESIC to pay interest and damages charges on late payment, but it's not updated online. I am not able to edit it, which is why the demand is showing as "0".

Dear Sir/Madam,

Kindly guide me on how and through which option I need to pay this amount. I would be thankful to you.

We declared 30 employees under the EPF amnesty scheme for the month of Dec-16 in Jan-17. Please advise on how to pay for the contributions and damages for these 30 employees now. The Jan-17 challan was paid successfully.

Thanks.

To access the ESIC portal, you must declare the payments from the back date. File the ECR for each month for the employees and make the payment. Interest and D-18 will appear within 15 days after the successful payment.

Thank you for your message.

I have already paid the regular challan for Dec-16 and Jan-17. Could you please advise me on whether to select monthly contribution for Dec-16 or Supplementary contribution for Dec'16 for declared employees?

Thank you. I really appreciate your kind advice. Please clarify whether to upload as a supplementary or regular Excel sheet for the December 2016 contribution.

Under Section 85(b)(i), a damages notice was served to me. I am unsure of how to pay the damage amount through the ESI website.