**Executive Summary**
This document, issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment on August 4, 2026, provides official corrigenda to the Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026. The purpose is to correct typographical, grammatical, and terminological errors in the original notification dated June 29, 2026. No new deadlines are established, but the corrections are effective immediately to ensure the accurate application of the Scheme.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Nomenclature and Terminology Updates**
* Standardizes the term "Deposit-Linked" across multiple pages (13, 14, 15, and 19) to ensure consistent hyphenation.
* Corrects the heading "Duty of employer" to "Duties of employers."
* Amends "other eligible members of the family" to include "or nominee, as the case may be."
* Refines terminology from "persons" to "person/(s)" and "average wage" to "average wages."
**Statutory and Technical Corrections**
* Updates references to "Provident Fund" to specifically include funds "exempted under section 143 of the Code" where applicable.
* Corrects a numerical reference on page 13 from "46" to "44."
* Modifies a calculation formula on page 22 from "(A+B-C)" to "(1+2-3)."
**Grammatical and Phrasing Clarifications**
* Corrects spelling errors, such as changing "GREIVANCES" to "GRIEVANCES."
* Adjusts phrasing on page 14 to remove the words "by way of penalty," resulting in "from the employer, damages at the rate."
* Fixes various typographical errors, such as changing "the this" to "this" and "Applications" to "Application."
**Impact Analysis**
**Ministry of Labour and Employment / Administrative Authorities**
**Impact**
The corrections ensure the legal text of the Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026, is precise and consistent. This prevents potential legal ambiguity in the enforcement of the Scheme.
**Action Required**
Authorities must use the amended language, formulas, and statutory references in all administrative actions and official correspondence related to the Scheme.
**Employers**
**Impact**
The change from "Duty of employer" to "Duties of employers" and the clarification regarding "Provident Fund exempted under section 143" affects how establishments interpret their statutory obligations.
**Action Required**
Employers must ensure that their compliance records and insurance filings align with the corrected terminology and the expanded definition of exempted provident funds.
**Eligible Members and Nominees**
**Impact**
The explicit inclusion of the "nominee" alongside "eligible members of the family" provides greater clarity regarding who may be entitled to benefits under the Scheme.
**Action Required**
No direct action is required, but beneficiaries should be aware of the clarified eligibility language in the event of a claim.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026: The primary social security scheme providing life insurance benefits to employees, which is the subject of these technical corrections.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The central government ministry responsible for the administration and notification of this scheme and its associated corrigenda.
Section 143 of the Code: A specific legal provision referenced within the corrections pertaining to exemptions for provident funds.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
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स.ं 641] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, अगस्ट्त 4, 2026/श्रावण 13, 1948
No. 641] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026/SHRAVAN 13, 1948
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
CORRIGENDA
New Delhi, the 4th August, 2026
G.S.R. 705(E).— In the Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme,2026, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 526(E), dated the 29th June, 2026, Issue No.474, -
1) In page 13, -
(i) line 14, for “46” read “44”;
(ii) line 21, for "Applications", read “Application";
(iii) line 25, for "Deposit Linked", read “Deposit-Linked".
2) In page 14, -
(i) line 1, for “from the employer by way of penalty, damages at the rate and" read “from the employer,
damages at the rate";
(ii) line 8, for "Duty of employer", read "Duties of employers";
(iii) line 27, for "Deposit Linked", read "Deposit-Linked".
3) In page 15, -
(i) line 19, for "Deposit Linked" read “Deposit-Linked";
(ii) line 20, for "Deposit Linked" read "Deposit-Linked".
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4) In page 16, -
(i) line 20, for "Provident Fund during preceding twelve months" read "Provident Fund
exempted under section 143 of the Code, as the case may be, during the preceding twelve
months";
(ii) line 30, for "Provident Fund exempted together", read "Provident Fund exempted under
section 143 of the Code, as the case may be, together";
(iii) line 36, for "Provident Fund during the preceding twelve months", read "Provident Fund
exempted under section 143 of the Code, as the case may be, during the preceding twelve
months".
5) In page 17, -
(i) line 3, for "persons", read “person/(s)";
(ii) lines 20 and 21, for "average wage of the aggregate of all the wage", read "average wages of
the aggregate of all the wages".
6) In page 18, lines 7 and 8, for "other eligible members of the family", read "other eligible members of the
family or nominee, as the case may be,".
7) In page 19, -
(i) line 7, for "Employees Deposit Linked ", read "Employees' Deposit-Linked ";
(ii) line 13, for "Employees Deposit Linked ", read "Employees' Deposit-Linked ";
(iii) line 18, for "Employees Deposit Linked ", read "Employees' Deposit-Linked ".
8) In page 20, -
(i) line 2, for "the this", read "this";
(ii) line 11, for "condition for the grant for exemption continued", read "conditions for the grant
of exemption continue";
(iii) line 15, for "and same", read "and the same";
9) In page 22, -
(i) line 6, for "(A+B-C)", read (1+2-3);
(ii) line 23, for "GREIVANCES", read "GRIEVANCES".
[F. No. S-35026/06/2026-SS-II]
TEJASWI S. NAIK, Jt. Secy.
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