Is ESIC applicable to Construction workers?

Whether ESIC is applicable to Construction workers?

Hi,

Yes the construction workers are very much eligible for ESI.

When employed for a construction company mostly the employer will directly cover the employees with PF/ESI benefits.

However Laborers ( like who perform the role of shuttering/mason) who work for Contractors will be moving from one construction project to other Project wherein ESI benefits are denied for them as the contractor pays salary on daily /weekly basis. However it is their responsibility to cover workers who work for them under ESI. However when the contractors fail to cover, in such cases it is the responsibility of the Principal employer ( construction companies) who is hiring the services of the contractor to cover workers under ESI.

Extension of ESI scheme to construction workers reg.

ESIC circular dated 14/6/1999 exempting Site workers will prevail and the
subsequent circular dated 31/7/2015 which had withdrawn the earlier circular
will continue under stay. In short compliance in respect of the site workers of
construction agencies need not be done for the present.

(Reference: F.No.T-11/13/52/04/2022 Rev.II dated 03/04/23 from ESIC,Panchdeep Bhawan,
New Delhi)