Executive Summary:
This document contains the Employees' State Insurance Central Second Amendment Rules, 2018, which amends the Employees' State Insurance Central Rules, 1950. It was published by authority in the Gazette of India on October 11, 2018, and comes into force on the date of its publication. The amendment follows a period of public comment on draft rules published on July 3, 2018, with no objections or suggestions received.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Details:
* These rules are called the Employees' State Insurance Central Second Amendment Rules, 2018.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 21 Amendment:
* In subrule 1(i) of Rule 21, the phrase "any such bank" is replaced with "any scheduled bank authorised for Government agency business."
* The Explanation in subrule 1(ii) of Rule 21 is replaced with the following definitions:
* Nationalised Bank: Defined by reference to the Banking Companies Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings Acts of 1970 and 1980.
* Scheduled Bank: Defined by reference to section 42 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
* Authorised Bank for Government Agency Business: Defined as banks notified by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
Impact Analysis:
Employees' State Insurance Corporation:
* Impact: The amendment affects the operational rules related to banking transactions and definitions used by the corporation.
* Action Required: Update internal procedures and documentation to reflect the revised definitions and banking arrangements.
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended rules.
* Action Required: Ensure the amended rules are properly communicated and followed by all relevant departments and stakeholders.
Banks:
* Impact: Scheduled banks authorized for Government agency business are now explicitly referenced in the rules.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the requirements for handling Employees' State Insurance transactions.
General Public/Employees:
* Impact: Indirectly affected through the updated banking arrangements for the Employees' State Insurance scheme.
* Action Required: No direct action required, but should be aware of the updated rules.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees' State Insurance Central Rules, 1950: A set of rules related to employee state insurance, which is being amended by this notification.
Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948: The governing act for the Employees' State Insurance, providing the legal basis for the central rules.
Employees' State Insurance Corporation: An organization consulted by the Central Government when amending the Employees' State Insurance Central Rules.
Ministry of Labour Employment: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding amendments to the Employees' State Insurance Central Rules.
New Delhi: The location of the Ministry of Labour Employment which issued the notification.
Banking Companies Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings Act, 1970: Act specifying nationalized banks, referenced within an explanation of 'Nationalised Bank'.
Banking Companies Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings Act, 1980: Act specifying nationalized banks, referenced within an explanation of 'Nationalised Bank'.
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934: An act that defines Scheduled Banks. referenced within an explanation of 'scheduled bank'.
jftLVªh laö Mhö ,yö&33004@99 REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99
vlk/kj.k
EXTRAORDINARY
Hkkx II—[k.M 3—mi&[k.M (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
izkf/dkj ls izdkf'kr
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
la- 731] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] vDrwcj 11] 2018@vkf'ou 19] 1940
No. 731] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2018/ASVINA 19, 1940
(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)मममम औऔऔऔरररर ररररोोोोजजजजगगगगाााारररर मममम(cid:11)(cid:11)ंं(cid:11)(cid:11)ंं ााााललललयययय
अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
नई (cid:4)द(cid:6)ली, 11 अ(cid:11) तबू र,,,, 2018
ससससाााा....ककककाााा....ििििनननन.... 1111000022221111((((अअअअ))))....————कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20)य बीमा (क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय) िनयम, 1950 का और संशोधन करने के िलए कितपय िनयम% को
अंत&व(cid:16)( ट करने वाला *ा+प कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20)य बीमा अिधिनयम, 1948 (1948 का 34) क1 धारा 95 क1 उपधारा (1) क1 अपे4ानुसार
भारत के राजप7, असाधारण, भाग II, ख9ड 3, उप-ख9ड (i) म(cid:24) सा.का.िन. सं< याकं 605(अ), तारीख 3 जुलाई, 2018 =ारा उन सभी
?य ि(cid:11)त य%, िजनक1 इससे *भािवत होने क1 संभावना ह,ै से उस तारीख िजसको उ(cid:11)त अिधसूचना अंत&व(cid:16)( ट करने वाली राजप7 क1
*कािशत *ितयां जनता को उपलCध कराई गई थी, से 30 (cid:4)दन क1 अविध क1 समािD त से पहले आ4ेप और सुझाव आमंि7त करते Gए,
*कािशत (cid:4)कया गया था;
और, उ(cid:11)त राजप7 क1 *ितयां जनता को तारीख 6 जुलाई, 2018 को उपलC ध करा दी गई थK;
और, उ(cid:11)त *ाLप िनयम% के संबंध म(cid:24) (cid:4)कसी ? यि(cid:11)त से क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय सरकार =ारा िवचार करने के िलए उपरो(cid:11) त िविनMद((cid:16) ट अविध के
भीतर कोई सुझाव या आ4ेप *ाDत नहK Gए ह;N
अत: अब, क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय सरकार, उ(cid:11)त अिधिनयम क1 धारा 95 =ारा *दO त शि(cid:11) तय% का *योग करते Gए, कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20) य बीमा िनगम
से परामश(cid:16) करने के पPच ात्, कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20)य बीमा (क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय) िनयम, 1950 का और संशोधन करने के िलए िनQ निलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै
अथा(cid:16)त्:-
1. (1) उ(cid:11)त िनयम% का संि4Dत नाम कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20) य बीमा (क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय) दसू रा संशोधन िनयम, 2018 ह ै।
(2) ये राजप7 म(cid:24) *काशन क1 तारीख से *वृO त ह%गे ।
5976 GI/2018 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. कम(cid:16)चारी रा(cid:20)य बीमा (क(cid:24)(cid:25)ीय) िनयम, 1950 के िनयम 21 के उपिनयम (1) म(cid:24), --
(i) परंतुक म(cid:24) शCद % “कोई ऐसी बNक” के X थान पर “सरकारी अिभकरण कारबार के िलए *ािधकृत कोई अनुसूिचत बNक” शC द रखे
जाएंगे;
(ii) Xप (ट ीकरण के Xथ ान पर िनQन िलिखत X प( टीकरण रखा जाएगा, अथा(cid:16)त् :-
““““(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)(cid:1)पप पप (cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)(cid:4)टटटट ीीीीककककररररणणणण.–(क) “रा( Zीयकृत बNक” से बNककारी कंपनी (उप[म% का अज(cid:16)न और अंतरण) अिधिनयम, 1970 (1970 का 5) क1 *थम
अनुसूची म(cid:24) िनMद(cid:16)(ट तOX थ ानी नया बNक या बNककारी कंपनी (उप[म% का अज(cid:16)न और अंतरण) अिधिनयम, 1980 (1980का 40) क1 *थम
अनुसूची म(cid:24) िनMद(cid:16)(ट तOX थ ानी नया बNक अिभ*ेत है;
(ख) “अनुसूिचत बNक” से भारतीय \रजव(cid:16) बNक अिधिनयम, 1934 (1934 का 2) क1 धारा 42 म(cid:24) िनMद((cid:16) ट और दसू री अनुसचू ी म(cid:24)
िविनMद(cid:16)(ट अनुसूिचत बNक अिभ*ेत है;
(ग) “सरकारी अिभकरण कारबार के िलए *ािधकृत बNक” से िवO त मं7ालय के ? यय िवभाग के समय-समय पर यथासंशोिधत
काया(cid:16)लय ]ापन सं<य ा एस- 11021/1(20)/आरएलवाई/2008/आरबीडी/2018, तारीख 7 (cid:4)दसंबर, 2016 =ारा अिधसिू चत
बNक अिभ*ेत ह।ै ”।
[फा. सं. एस-38025/03/2015-एसएस-I (Pt)]
मनीष कुमार गुD ता, संयु(cid:11) त सिचव
(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)(cid:7)टटटट(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)(cid:8)पप पप णणणण :::: मूल िनयम भारत के राजप7 म(cid:24) अिधसचूना सं. का.िन.आ. 212, तारीख 22 जून, 1950 =ारा *कािशत (cid:4)कए गए थे और
अिधसचूना सं. सा.का.िन. 650(अ), तारीख 16 जुलाई, 2018 =ारा अंितम संशोधन (cid:4)कया गया ।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th October, 2018
G.S.R. 1021(E).—Whereas a draft containing certain rules further to amend the Employees' State Insurance
(Central) Rules, 1950 were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide
G.S.R. 605(E), dated the 3rd July, 2018, as required by sub-section (1) of the section 95 of the Employees' State Insurance
Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby before the
expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the said notification
was published were made available to public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 6th July, 2018;
And whereas, no objection or suggestion has been received from any person in respect of the said draft rules within
the period specified above for consideration by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 95 of the said Act, the Central Government, after
consultation with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the
Employees' State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Employees' State Insurance (Central) Second Amendment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, in rule 21, in sub-rule (1),—
(i) in the proviso, for the words “any such bank”, the words “any scheduled bank authorised for Government
agency business” shall be substituted;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(ii) for the Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely:—
‘Explanation.—(a) “ Nationalised Bank” means a corresponding new bank specified in the First Schedule to the
Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970) or a corresponding new
bank specified in the First Schedule to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act,
1980 (40 of 1980);
(b) “scheduled bank” means a scheduled bank referred to in section 42 and specified in the Second Schedule to
the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934);
(c) “authorised bank for Government agency business” means banks notified by the Department of Expenditure
in the Ministry of Finance vide office memorandum number S-11021/1(20)/Rly/2008/RBD/2018, dated the
7th December, 2016, as amended from time to time.’.
[F. No. S-38025/03/2015-SS-I(Pt)]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, 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 was last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 650(E), dated the 16th July, 2018.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.