Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment publishes draft amendments to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950. The amendments are proposed after consulting with the Employees State Insurance Corporation, as per the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. Objections and suggestions regarding these draft rules can be submitted within thirty days from the date the notification is published.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950:
* These rules may be called the Employees State Insurance Central Amendment Rules, 2016.
Definition of Insured Woman (Rule 2):
* Expands the definition of "insured woman" to include:
* A commissioning mother who wishes to have a child and prefers to get an embryo implanted in another woman.
* A woman who legally adopts a child up to three months of age.
Maternity Benefits (Rule 56):
* Increases the duration of maternity benefits:
* Substitutes "twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks" with "twenty-six weeks of which not more than eight weeks".
* Entitlement to maternity benefits for commissioning or adopting mothers:
* Insured woman is entitled to twelve weeks of maternity benefit from the date the child is handed over.
* Maternity benefits for women with two or more surviving children:
* Entitled to receive maternity benefits during a period of twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks shall precede the expected date of confinement.
* Omission:
* Subrule 4 of rule 56 is omitted.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
* Impact: Must consider objections and suggestions received regarding the draft rules.
* Action Required: Review and address any feedback before finalizing the amendments.
Employees State Insurance Corporation:
* Impact: The Corporation was consulted during the drafting of these rules.
* Action Required: Implement the amended rules once finalized.
Insured Women:
* Impact: Expanded definition of "insured woman" and changes to maternity benefits directly affect insured women.
* Action Required: Understand the new provisions related to maternity benefits, including those for commissioning and adopting mothers.
Employers:
* Impact: Changes to maternity benefits will affect employers' obligations under the Employees State Insurance Act.
* Action Required: Familiarize themselves with the new rules regarding maternity benefits and ensure compliance.
General Public:
* Impact: The changes may affect individuals who are or may become eligible for benefits under the Employees State Insurance Act.
* Action Required: Review the draft rules and submit any objections or suggestions to the Ministry of Labour and Employment within the specified timeframe.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: An Act of the Indian Parliament concerning employee state insurance.
Employees State Insurance Corporation: A statutory body overseeing the Employees' State Insurance scheme in India.
Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950: The principal rules governing the Employees' State Insurance scheme.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for labour and employment policies.
New Delhi, Delhi: The location of Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg.
Shri Ajay Malik: Under Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, addressed for objections and suggestions.
Rafi Marg: Location of Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi.
Rajeev Arora: Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment.
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अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ल ी, 6 अ(cid:6989)त ूबर, 2016
सा.का.िन. 958(अ).—कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा िनगम (क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय) िनयमावली, 1950 म(cid:7286) आगे संशोधन हते ु कुछेक
िन(cid:7013) निलिखत मसौदा िनयम, िज(cid:7008) ह (cid:7286) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार, कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा िनगम के परामश (cid:6981) स े 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:7004)त शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए, बनान ेका (cid:7079)(cid:7021)त ाव करती ह,ै उ(cid:6989)त धारा क(cid:7409) उप
धारा (1) (cid:7367)ारा यथापिे (cid:6979)त, उसस े (cid:7079)भािवत हो सकन े वाल े सभी (cid:7018)य ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) के सूचनाथ(cid:6981) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कया जाता ह ै तथा एत(cid:7375)ारा
सूचना दी जाती है (cid:7408)क उ(cid:6989)त मसौदा िनयम पर, भारत का राजप(cid:7074) िजसम(cid:7286) यह अिधसूचना (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409) गई, क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितया ंजनता
को उपल(cid:7011)ध होने क(cid:7409) तारीख से तीस (cid:7408)दन(cid:7298) के प(cid:7019)च ात िवचार (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
आपि(cid:7275)यां तथा सुझाव, य(cid:7408)द कोई ह(cid:7298), (cid:7088)ी अजय मिलक, अवर सिचव, (cid:7088)म एवं रोजगार मं(cid:7074)ालय, (cid:7088)म शि(cid:7334) भवन,
रफ(cid:7409) माग,(cid:6981) नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली-110001 को संबोिधत (cid:7408)कए जाएं।
उ(cid:6989) त मसौदा िनयम(cid:7298) के सबं ंध म(cid:7286) उपयु(cid:6981)(cid:6989)त िविन(cid:7416)द(cid:7020)ट अविध के भीतर (cid:7408)कसी भी (cid:7018)य ि(cid:6989)त स े जो आपि(cid:7275)यां या सझु ाव
(cid:7079)ा(cid:7009) त ह(cid:7298)ग,े क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार (cid:7367)ारा उन पर िवचार (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
मसौदा िनयम
1.(cid:32) इन िनयम(cid:7298) को कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996) य बीमा िनगम (क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय) संशोधन िनयमावली, 2016 कहा जाए ।
2.(cid:32) कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996) य बीमा (क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय) िनयमावली, 1950 म(cid:7286) :-
(क)(cid:32) िनयम 2 म,(cid:7286) उप िनयम, 2(क) के बाद िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत उप िनयम अंतव(cid:7287)िशत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, अथात(cid:6981) ् :-
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“(2ख) बीमाकृत मिहला स ेअिभ(cid:7079)ेत ह,ै मिहला जो (cid:7408)क कमच(cid:6981) ारी ह ैया थी, िजसके संबंध म(cid:7286) इस अिधिनमय के
अंतग(cid:6981)त अंशदान दये ह ै या था तथा जो इस कारण से अिधिनयम के अंतग(cid:6981)त (cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त िहतलाभ(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) से (cid:7408)कसी क(cid:7409)
भी हकदार ह ैऔर शािमल क(cid:7409) जाएगी –
(i)(cid:32) अिध(cid:7020) ठा(cid:7074)ी (किमश(cid:7410)नग) मां जो जिै वक माँ के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) ब(cid:6994)च े क(cid:7409) चाह रखती ह ै तथा जो (cid:7082)णू को (cid:7408)कसी
अ(cid:7008) य मिहला म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)(cid:7004) यारोिपत करवाना चाहती ह;ै
(ii)(cid:32) मिहला जो तीन माह क(cid:7409) आयु तक के ब(cid:6994)च े को कानूनी तौर पर गोद लेती ह;ै
(ख)(cid:32) िनयम 56 म,(cid:7286) उप िनयम (2) म (cid:7286)–
(i)(cid:32) “बारह स(cid:7009) ताह िजसके छह स(cid:7009)त ाह स े अनिधक” श(cid:7011)द (cid:7298) को “छ(cid:7011)ब ीस स(cid:7009)त ाह िजसके आठ स(cid:7009)त ाह स े
अनिधक” (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021) थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
(ii)(cid:32) (cid:7079)थम परंतकु के बाद, िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत परंतकु (cid:7298) को अतं वि(cid:7287) शत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त ्:-
“इसके अित(cid:7407)र(cid:6989) त शत(cid:6981) ह ै(cid:7408)क बीमाकृत मिहला ब(cid:6994)च े के ज(cid:7008)म के प(cid:7019)च ात ्अिध(cid:7020)ठ ा(cid:7074)ी (किमश(cid:7410)नग) मा ँको
ब(cid:6994) चा स(cid:7301)पे जाने अथवा मा ँ(cid:7367)ारा गोद लने ,े यथाि(cid:7021)थित, क(cid:7409) ितिथ से बारह स(cid:7009)त ाह के मात(cid:7004)ृ व िहतलाभ
क(cid:7409) हकदार होगी।
यह भी शत(cid:6981) ह ै (cid:7408)क बीमाकृत मिहला िजसके दो अथवा दो से अिधक जीिवत ब(cid:6994)च े ह,(cid:7289) बारह स(cid:7009)त ाह
िजसके छह स(cid:7009) ताह से अनिधक (cid:7079)सिू त क(cid:7409) सभं ािवत ितिथ स ेपवू (cid:6981)वत(cid:7278) अविध के दौरान मातृ(cid:7004)व िहतलाभ
क(cid:7409) हकदार होगी।”
(ग) िनयम 56 म,(cid:7286) उप िनयम (4) को हटाया जाएगा।
[फा. स.ं एस-38012/02/2016-सा.स.ु-1]
राजीव अरोड़ा, संयु(cid:6989)त सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009) पणी : मूल िनयमावली, सं(cid:6990) या एस.आर.ओ. 212, (cid:7408)दनांक 22 जनू , 1950 (cid:7367)ारा भारत का राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग-II,
खंड-3, उप खंड (i) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409) गई थी तथा सं(cid:6990)य ा सा.का.िन. 598(अ), (cid:7408)दनाकं 14 जून, 2016 (cid:7367)ारा अिं तम
बार संशोिधत क(cid:7409) गई थी।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th October, 2016
G.S.R. 958(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.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
DRAFT RULES
(cid:32)(cid:49)(cid:46) These rules may be called the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules, 2016.
(cid:32)(cid:50)(cid:46) In the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950;—
(a)(cid:32) in rule 2, after sub-rule 2(A), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:—
“(2B). ‘Insured woman’ means a woman who is or was an employee in respect of whom
contribution is or were payable under this Act and who is by reason thereof, entitled to any
of the benefits provided under this Act and shall include—
(cid:32)(cid:40)(cid:41)(cid:105) a commissioning mother who as biological mother wishes to have a child and prefers
to get embryo implanted in any other woman;
(cid:41)(cid:40)(cid:105)(cid:32)(cid:105) a woman who legally adopts a child of upto three months of age;
(b)(cid:32) in rule 56 , in sub-rule (2),—
(i)(cid:32) for the words ‘twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks’, the words ‘twenty six
weeks of which not more than eight weeks’ shall be substituted;
(ii)(cid:32) after the first proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided further that the insured woman shall be entitled to twelve weeks of
maternity benefit from the date the child is handed over to the commissioning mother
after birth or adopting mother, as the case may be.
Provided also that the insured woman having two or more than two surviving children
shall be entitled to receive maternity benefits during a period of twelve weeks of which
not more than six weeks shall precede the expected date of confinement.”;
(c)(cid:32) in rule 56, sub-rule (4) shall be omitted.
[F. No. S-38012/02/2016-SS-I]
RAJEEV ARORA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number S.R.O. 212, dated the 22nd June, 1950 and lastly amended vide number
G.S.R. 598(E), dated the 14th June, 2016.
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