Struggling with ESIC Maternity Benefits? What Forms and Documents Do You Need?

Dear Team,

An employee continues to follow up with the ESI department as they have not been provided with proper information. Kindly assist me with the following points:

1) How to claim ESIC maternity benefits

How do we claim ESIC maternity benefits from ESIC, and which forms do we need to submit to the ESI department?

2) Documents required from the employer

What are the documents we need to maintain from the employer?

An employee who needs to avail of maternity benefits from the ESI should first ensure that she qualifies to receive the benefits from the ESIC. She can verify this by visiting her IP profile. It requires just 70 days' contribution over two consecutive contribution periods. If she satisfies this condition, she will be eligible for the maternity benefits. She should first consult the medical officer of the dispensary she has chosen. The medical officer will examine her and issue the necessary reports, which can be given to the employer. There are forms like Form 19, 20, etc., which will be provided to the insured from the dispensary itself.

Therefore, the employee needs to first visit the dispensary attached to her and consult the Medical Officer. The rest, such as the date of expected delivery and the day from which she should be on leave, can be decided later. The certificate issued by the Medical Officer will contain the date of expected delivery, and this should be handed over to the employer.

Hi, first of all, you have to visit the ESIC mapped dispensary after confirmation of pregnancy. Here, the doctor will check and provide a certificate for the same.

Again, when you have to start your maternity leave, you have to collect the leave certificate from the same dispensary. After delivery, you will visit the dispensary again, and all your certificates and forms will be sent to the ESIC branch office for claim settlement.

The branch manager will pay the compensation amount after verifying all documents in your account.