Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment publishes a draft amendment to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950. It proposes changes to contribution rates in areas where the Employees State Insurance Act is newly implemented. Stakeholders are invited to submit objections and suggestions within 30 days of the gazette's publication.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Overview:
The notification pertains to draft rules further amending the Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950.
The amendments are proposed by the Central Government after consulting the Employees State Insurance Corporation.
Contribution Rate Changes (New Rule 51B):
Applicability: In areas where the Employees State Insurance Act is implemented for the first time.
Duration: For the initial twenty-four months from the date of implementation.
Employer Contribution: Three percent of the wages payable to an employee.
Employee Contribution: One percent of the wages payable to an employee.
Post 24 Months: Upon completion of twenty-four months, the standard contribution rates under rule 51 will apply.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Objections and suggestions regarding the draft rules are invited.
Deadline: Submissions are due within thirty days from the date the official gazette is made available to the public.
Address: Submissions should be sent to Shri Ajay Malik, Under Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, New Delhi.
Rule Renumbering:
Rule 51A shall be renumbered as rule 51A.
Impact Analysis:
Employees:
Impact: Employees in newly covered areas will initially contribute 1% of their wages to the Employees State Insurance.
Action Required: Be aware of the new contribution rate for the first 24 months of the Act's implementation in their area.
Employers:
Impact: Employers in newly covered areas will initially contribute 3% of employee wages to the Employees State Insurance.
Action Required: Implement the new contribution rate for the first 24 months of the Act's implementation in their area.
Central Government:
Impact: Responsible for considering objections and suggestions to the draft rules.
Action Required: Review and address any objections or suggestions received within the specified timeframe.
Employees State Insurance Corporation:
Impact: Consulted in the process of making amendments to the rules.
Action Required: Continue to provide guidance and support related to the implementation of the amended rules.
Ministry of Labour and Employment:
Impact: Responsible for implementing and overseeing the amended rules.
Action Required: Ensure effective communication and implementation of the new rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: A law referenced as the basis for the rule amendments.
Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950: The set of rules being amended by this notification.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for making the amendments.
Employees State Insurance Corporation: An organization consulted by the Central Government regarding the amendments.
Shri Ajay Malik: Under Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, to whom objections and suggestions may be addressed.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The government ministry responsible for the notification.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location of Ministry of Labour and Employment and place of publication.
Official Gazette: The official publication in which the notification and draft rules are published.
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सा.का.(cid:32)िन. 720(अ).—क(cid:32)ितपय (cid:32)िनयम(cid:7298) का (cid:32)िन(cid:7388)(cid:32)िलिखत (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प, (cid:32)िजसका के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा अिधिनयम,
1948 (1948 का 34) क(cid:7409) धारा 95 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (cid:32)िनगम के साथ परामश(cid:6981) करने के (cid:32)प(cid:7391)ात
कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय) (cid:32)िनयम, 1950 म(cid:7286) और संशोधन करने का (cid:7079)(cid:7021)ताव करती ह ै उ(cid:7334) धारा क(cid:7409) उप धारा (1) (cid:7367)ारा यथा अपे(cid:32)ि(cid:6979)त
उन सभी (cid:7390)(cid:32)ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) सूचना के (cid:32)िलए (cid:7079)का(cid:32)िशत (cid:32)(cid:7408)कए जाते ह(cid:7289) (cid:32)िजनक(cid:7409) उससे (cid:7079)भा(cid:32)िवत होने क(cid:7409) संभावना ह ै तथा एतद(cid:7367)ारा नो(cid:32)(cid:7407)टस (cid:32)(cid:7408)दया
जाता ह ै(cid:32)(cid:7408)क उ(cid:7334) (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प (cid:32)िनयम(cid:7298) पर भारत के राजप(cid:7074) क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)(cid:32)ितयां (cid:32)िजसम(cid:7286) यह अ(cid:32)िधसूचना (cid:7079)का(cid:32)िशत क(cid:7409) गई ह,ै जनता को उपल(cid:7011)ध कराने क(cid:7409)
तारीख के 30 (तीस) (cid:32)(cid:7408)दन के बाद (cid:32)िवचार (cid:32)(cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
आप(cid:32)(cid:32)ि(cid:7275)यां तथा सुझाव, य(cid:32)(cid:7408)द कोई ह(cid:7298), (cid:7088)ी अजय म(cid:32)िलक, अवर स(cid:32)िचव, (cid:7088)म और रोजगार मं(cid:7074)ालय, भारत सरकार, (cid:7088)म श(cid:32)ि(cid:7334)
भवन, रफ(cid:7409) माग(cid:6981), नई (cid:32)(cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली -110001 को भेजे जाएं।
उ(cid:7334) (cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प (cid:32)िनयम(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) ऊपर (cid:32)िनधा(cid:32)(cid:7407)(cid:6981)रत अव(cid:32)िध के अ(cid:7008)दर (cid:32)(cid:7408)कसी (cid:7390)(cid:32)ि(cid:7334) से आप(cid:32)ि(cid:7275)य(cid:7292) अथवा सुझाव (cid:7079)ा(cid:7385) होन े पर के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय
सरकार उन पर (cid:32)िवचार करेगी।
(cid:7079)ा(cid:7271)प (cid:32)िनयम
(1)(cid:32) इन (cid:32)िनयम(cid:7298) का सं(cid:32)ि(cid:6979)(cid:7385) नाम कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (cid:32)(के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय) ((cid:7079)थम संशोधन) (cid:32)िनयम, 2016 ह।ै
(2)(cid:32) ये राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) तारीख को (cid:7079)वृ(cid:7275) ह(cid:7298)गे।
(3)(cid:32) कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय) (cid:32)िनयम,1950 म(cid:7286),
(क)(cid:32) िनयम “51 (अ) क(cid:7409) पुन:सं(cid:6990)यां(cid:32)(cid:7408)कत” “51अ“ (cid:7408)कया जाएगा
(ख)(cid:32) िनयम 51 अ जो पुन: सं(cid:6990)यां(cid:32)(cid:7408)कत (cid:32)(cid:7408)कया गया ह ै के उप (cid:32)िनयम (2) के प(cid:7391)ात (cid:32)िन(cid:7388)(cid:32)िल(cid:32)िखत नया (cid:32)िनयम रखा जाएगा;
अथा(cid:6981)त:-
3725 GI/2016 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“51ख- (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) म(cid:7286),जहां (cid:7021)क(cid:7409)म (cid:7079)थम बार काया(cid:32)ि(cid:6981)(cid:7008)वत क(cid:7409) जाती ह,ै (cid:32)िजस तारीख से (cid:7021)क(cid:7409)म अ(cid:32)िधस(cid:32)िूचत क(cid:7409) गई (cid:32)थी, (cid:32)िनयो(cid:7334)ा(cid:7312) और (cid:32)कम(cid:6981)चा(cid:32)(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298)
क(cid:7409) अंशदान दर आरं(cid:32)िभक 24 माह (चौबीस माह) के (cid:32)िलए (cid:32)िन(cid:7388)ानुसार होगी:-
(क)(cid:32) (cid:32)िनयो(cid:7334)ा का अंशदान, कम(cid:6981)चारी को संदहे मजदरू ी के तीन (cid:7079)(cid:32)ितशत के बराबर रा(cid:32)िश (अगले उ(cid:7340)तर (cid:7271)पये म(cid:7286) पूणा(cid:7304)(cid:32)(cid:7408)कत); और
(ख)(cid:32) कम(cid:6981)चारी का अंशदान, कम(cid:6981)चारी को संदये मजदरू ी के एक (cid:7079)(cid:32)ितशत के बराबर रा(cid:32)िश (अगले उ(cid:7340)तर (cid:7271)पये म(cid:7286) पूणा(cid:7304)(cid:32)(cid:7408)कत)
पर(cid:7008)तु अ(cid:32)िधिनयम क(cid:7409) अ(cid:32)िधसूचना क(cid:7409) तारीख से 24 माह पूण(cid:6981) होन ेपर अंशदान क(cid:7409) दर (cid:32)िनयम 51म(cid:7286) (cid:32)(cid:7408)दए अनुसार (cid:7079)यो(cid:6996)य होगी”
[फा. सं. एस-38012/01/2016-सा.सु.-I]
राजीव अरोड़ा, संयु(cid:7334) स(cid:32)िचव
(cid:32)(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)पणी:- मूल (cid:32)िनयम भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) अ(cid:32)िधसूचना सं(cid:6990)यांक का.(cid:32)िन.आ. 212 तारीख 22 जून, 1950 को (cid:7079)का(cid:32)िशत (cid:32)(cid:7408)कए गए थे और
अ(cid:32)िंतम संशोधन अ(cid:32)िधसूचना सं(cid:6990)यांक सा.का.(cid:32)िन. 598(अ) तारीख 14 जून, 2016 को संशो(cid:32)िधत (cid:32)(cid:7408)कया गया ।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th July, 2016.
G.S.R. 720(E).—The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Employees’ State Insurance (Central)
Rules, 1950, which the Central Government, after consulting the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, proposes to
make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), is
hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section for information of all persons likely to be affected
thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken into consideration after thirty days from the date
on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published, are made available to the public;
Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Ajay Malik, Under Secretary, Ministry of Labour
and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001;
The Objections or suggestions, which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft
rules within the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
(cid:40)(cid:49)(cid:41)(cid:32) These rules may be called the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules, 2016.
(cid:40)(cid:50)(cid:41)(cid:32) They shall come into force on the date of this final publication in the Official Gazette.
(cid:40)(cid:51)(cid:41)(cid:32) In the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950;
(a)(cid:32) Rule “51-(A)” shall be renumbered as rule “51A”;
(b)(cid:32) After sub-rule (2) of rule 51A as so renumbered the following new rule shall be inserted, namely:-
“51B. In areas where the Act is implemented for the first time, the rates of employer’s and employee’s
contribution for the initial twenty-four months from the date from the date of implementation , shall be as under:-
(a)(cid:32) Employer’s contribution - A sum (rounded to the next higher rupee) equal to three per cent. of the
wages payable to an employee; and
(b)(cid:32) Employee’s contribution - A sum (rounded to next higher rupee) equal to one per cent. of the wages
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Provided that on completion of twenty-four months from the date of notification of the Act, the rate of
contribution as provided under rule 51 shall be applicable”.
[F. No. S-38012/01/2016-SS-I]
RAJEEV ARORA, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number S.R.O. 212 dated the 22nd
June, 1950 and lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 598(E) dated the 14th June, 2016.
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