## Report on Amendment to Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes an amendment to the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, a welfare scheme for employees covered under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act. The amendment, enacted by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), relaxes the eligibility criteria for unemployment benefits under the scheme, specifically concerning the minimum period of insurable employment and contribution days required before unemployment. This report details the changes and their potential impact.
**2. Introduction:**
This report provides an overview and analysis of a recent amendment to the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY), as notified by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). This analysis is based solely on the provided government policy text. The purpose of this report is to inform affected industries about the specific changes introduced by this amendment.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* **Original Policy Amended:** Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, initially notified via Gazette Notification No. 469 dated 06.12.2018.
* **Core Objective(s):** To provide welfare measures for employees covered under Section 29 of the ESI Act (as inferred from the text).
**4. Background and Rationale:**
The Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana has been extended and amended several times. The provided text focuses on a further relaxation of eligibility conditions, specifically relating to the minimum employment duration and contribution days. The likely reason for this amendment is to provide more accessible unemployment benefits to insured persons who may have experienced disruptions in their employment, potentially due to economic fluctuations.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This amendment specifically addresses the eligibility criteria related to the minimum period of insurable employment and the required contribution days before unemployment.
* **Specific Part of the Original Policy Changed:** Eligibility conditions for the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana concerning prior insurable employment and contribution requirements.
* **New Rule/Provision:** The insured person should have:
* been in insurable employment for a minimum period of **12 months** immediately before unemployment.
* contributed for not less than **78 days** in the one completed contribution period in the 12 months immediately preceding unemployment.
* **Difference/Effect of the Change:** This amendment *relaxes* the previous eligibility requirements. While the original requirement isn't stated explicitly, the text suggests a stricter requirement existed before (potentially requiring 2 years of insurable employment, as suggested by the mention of the scheme's initial period). The new rule makes the scheme accessible to individuals with shorter employment histories and potentially fluctuating employment patterns.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience consists of:
* Insured persons under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act who are at risk of or have experienced unemployment.
* Employers who contribute to the ESI scheme.
* The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) itself, as the implementing agency.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is responsible for implementing and administering the amended scheme. Shri S. Biswas, Insurance Commissioner, is the point of contact for objections and suggestions.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The relaxed eligibility condition is effective from 01.07.2021. The text also specifies a 30-day period for the public to submit objections or suggestions regarding the notification.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcomes of these changes are:
* Increased access to unemployment benefits for insured persons with shorter employment histories.
* A wider safety net for workers who may have experienced employment disruptions.
* Potentially, a greater utilization of the funds allocated to the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana.
The potential impact of the amendment is a greater number of eligible individuals receiving unemployment benefits, potentially leading to increased financial security for those experiencing job loss and a reduction in economic hardship.
**9. Conclusion:**
The amendment to the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana represents a significant relaxation of eligibility criteria, making the scheme more accessible to a broader segment of the insured workforce. This adjustment should be of particular interest to industries employing workers who may experience fluctuating or short-term employment, and will likely result in increased applications for and disbursement of unemployment benefits under the scheme.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees State Insurance Corporation: An organization that notified Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana and decided to further relax the eligibility condition.
Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana: A welfare scheme under Section 19 of ESI Act for employees covered under Section 29 of the Act
ESI Act: Employees' State Insurance Act
Gazette of India: Official government publication in which notifications are published.
New Delhi: Location of the Employees State Insurance Corporation and place of publication, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Employees State Insurance Act 1948: Act under which the Employees State Insurance Corporation exercises its powers.
S Biswas: Insurance Commissioner at Employees State Insurance Corporation to whom objections and suggestions should be addressed.
Panchdeep Bhawan, CIG Marg, New Delhi 110002: Address of the Employees State Insurance Corporation where S Biswas is located.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 566] नई ददल्ली, मगं लवार, नवम्ब र 16, 2021/कार्ततक 25, 1943
No. 566] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2021/KARTIKA 25, 1943
कमचम ारी राज्य बीमा जनगम
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल् ली, 8 नवम्बर, 2021
फा. स.ं एन-12/13/01/2019-यो. एव ं जव.—कममचारी राज्य बीमा अजधजनयम 1948 (1948 का 34) की धारा
97 की उप धारा (1) के अंतगमत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, कममचारी राज्य बीमा जनगम ने क.रा.बी.अजधजनयम की
धारा 19 के अंतगमत ‘अटल बीजमत व् यजि कल् याण योिना’ को अजधजनयम की धारा 2(9) के अंतगतम व् याप् त कममचाररयों के
जलए कल् याणकारी उपाय के रूप म ें भारत का रािपत्र (असाधारण) भाग ।।। खण् ड-4 (क्रम स.ं 469) ददनांक 06.12.2018
में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना के माध्य म स े अजधसूजचत दकया िो ददनांक 01.07.2018 स े 2 वर्म की अवजध के जलए प्रभावी थी।
इस योिना को ददनांक 24.03.2020 स े 31.12.2020 तक की अवजध की पात्रता ितों म ें जिजथलता के साथ ददनांक
01.07.2020 स े 30.06.2021 तक की अवजध के जलए भारत का रािपत्र (असाधारण) भाग ।।। खण् ड-4 (क्रम स.ं 436),
ददनांक 16.10.2020 म ें प्रकाजित अजधसूचना के माध् यम स े जवस्ट् ताररत दकया गया। पात्रता ितम तथा अन् य ितों म ें ददनांक
01.01.2021 स े 30.06.2021 तक की अवजध के जलए जिजथलता भारत का रािपत्र (असाधारण) भाग ।।। खण् ड-4 (क्रम
सं. 146), ददनांक 06.04.2021 में प्रकाजित अजधसूचना के माध् यम स े जवस्ट् ताररत की गई।
इस योिना को ददनांक 01.07.2021 स े 30.06.2022 तक की अवजध के जलए जिजथल पात्रता तथा अन् य ितों
पर आगे जवस्ट् ताररत दकया गया तथा आिय अजधसूचना भारत का रािपत्र (असाधारण) भाग ।।। खण् ड-4 (क्रम स.ं 329),
ददनांक 13.08.2021 म ेंप्रकाजित अजधसूचना के माध् यम स े िारी की गई।
अब कममचारी राज्य बीमा जनगम न े बेरोिगारी स े पूव म 2 वर् म बीमायोग् य रोिगार की पात्रता ित म तथा अंिदायी
ितम को आगे ददनांक 01.07.2021 स े प्रभावी करत े हुए जनम्न ानासार जिजथल करने का जनणमय दकया ह ै :-
6622 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4]
‘‘बीमाकृत व् यजि अपनी बेरोिगारी स े तरा ंत पूवम न् यनू तम 12 माह की अवजध के जलए बीमायोग् य रोिगार म ें हो
तथा बेरोिगारी स ेतारंत पूवमवती 12 माह म ेंएक पणू म अंिदान अवजध म ें कम स े कम 78 ददनों का अंिदान ददया हो।’’
अजधसूचना के प्रकािन की जतजथ स े तीस (30) ददनों की अवजध के भीतर, इसके संबंध म ें दकसी भी व् यजि स े कोई
आपजत्त अथवा साझाव प्राप् त होने पर कममचारी राज्य बीमा जनगम द्वारा जवचार दकया िाएगा। आपजत्तयााँ अथवा साझाव,
यदद कोई हों, तो उन् ह ें श्री एस. जबस्ट् वास, बीमा आयाक् त, कममचारी राज्य बीमा जनगम, पंचदीप भवन, सीआईिी मागम, नई
ददल् ली 110002 को संबोजधत दकया िाए। (ईमेल पता : dir-pnd@esic.nic.in)
एस. जबस्ट् वास, बीमा आयाक् त (यो. एव ं जव.)
[जवज्ञापन-III/4/असा./427/2021-22]
EMPLOYEES’ STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th November, 2021
F. No. N-12/13/01/2019-P&D.—In exercise of the powers conferred upon it under sub-section (1)
of section 97 of the Employees‘ State Insurance Act 1948 (34 of 1948), the Employees‘ State Insurance
Corporation had notified ‗Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana‘ under Section 19 of ESI Act as a welfare
measure for employees covered under Section 2(9) of the Act, vide notification published in Gazette of
India (Extraordinary) Part III Section – 4 (Sl. No. 469) dated 06.12.2018 for a period of 2 years w.e.f.
01.07.2018. The scheme was extended for period 01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021 along with relaxation in the
eligibility conditions for period 24.03.2020 to 31.12.2020 vide notification published in the Gazette of
India, (Extraordinary), Part III – Section - 4 (Sl. No 436) dated 16.10.2020. Relaxation in eligibility
condition and other condition was extended for period 01.01.2021 to 30.06.2021 vide notification published
in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part III Section - 4 (Sl. No. 146) dated 06.04.2021.
The scheme was further extended for period 01.07.2021 to 30.06.2022 on relaxed eligibility and
other condition & intent notification issued vide notification published in the Gazette of India
(Extraordinary) Part III Section - 4 (Sl. No. 329) dated 13.08.2021.
Now the Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation has decided to further relax the eligibility
condition of 2 years insurable employment before unemployment and contributory condition effective from
01.07.2021 as under:-
―The Insured Person should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of 12
months immediately before his/her unemployment and should have contributed for not less than 78 days in
the one completed contribution period in 12 months immediately preceding to unemployment.‖
Any objection or suggestions, which may be received from any person in respect of notification
within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of publication, will be considered by the Employees‘ State
Insurance Corporation. The objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri S Biswas,
Insurance Commissioner, Employees‘ State Insurance Corporation, Panchdeep Bhawan, CIG Marg, New
Delhi 110002, (e-mail Id: dir-pnd@esic.nic.in).
S. BISWAS, Insurance Commissioner (P&D)
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./427/2021-22]
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