APPLICABILITY OF ESI ACT TO SEASONAL INDUSTRY AND RECOVERY OF ARREARS OF THAE PREVIOUS PEROD WITHOUT ISSUING ANY NOTICE.

I am a rice miller in punjab having 5-9 employees along with a contractor supplying 15-20 workers on contract basis. my industry is a seasonal industry working job work of Govt. from October to March every year. we are registered with epf. we never received any notice from ESI departmrent for registration. an official visited our factory and urged us to register with ESI and deposit the arrears from 1.9.2029. Since our industry is a seasonal industry, whether ESI Act applicable to us.pL. GUIDE US./

ESIC applies to seasonal industry as much as it applies to normal industries.
You should register as the total number of workers exceeds the mandatory limit

How much of arrears you need to pay, that you need to work out
There are ways to avoid paying too much, but be careful as you do not want a legal battle with the regulators where you are in the wrong.