Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950. It follows a draft publication on July 25, 2016, inviting public feedback. The amendments, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, concern contribution rates in areas where the Employees State Insurance Act is newly implemented.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950:
* These rules are called the Employees State Insurance Central Second Amendment Rules, 2016.
* The rules come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
New Rule 51B (Contribution Rates in Newly Implemented Areas):
* For the initial 24 months of implementation of the Employees State Insurance Act in a new area, contribution rates are set as follows:
* Employer Contribution: Three percent of wages payable to an employee, rounded to the next higher rupee.
* Employee Contribution: One percent of wages payable to an employee, rounded to the next higher rupee.
* After 24 months, the standard contribution rates under rule 51 will apply.
Impact Analysis:
Employers:
* Impact: Employers in areas newly covered by the Employees State Insurance Act will contribute 3% of employee wages for the first 24 months.
* Action Required: Implement the new contribution rate for the initial 24-month period.
Employees:
* Impact: Employees in areas newly covered by the Employees State Insurance Act will contribute 1% of their wages for the first 24 months.
* Action Required: Be aware of the new contribution rate for the initial 24-month period.
Central Government:
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and overseeing the amended rules.
* Action Required: Ensure the amended rules are properly enforced and communicated.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees State Insurance Central Rules, 1950: A set of rules pertaining to employee state insurance, which is being amended by this notification.
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: An act related to employee state insurance, under which the Employees State Insurance Central Rules are framed.
Central Government: The governing body responsible for amending the Employees State Insurance Central Rules.
Employees State Insurance Corporation: An organization consulted by the Central Government regarding amendments to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules.
Employees State Insurance Central Second Amendment Rules, 2016: The title of the amendment rules being introduced.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for the notification concerning the amendment to the Employees State Insurance Central Rules.
New Delhi: Location of publication of the notification.
Rajeev Arora: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
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अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016) ली, 6 अ(cid:6989) तूबर, 2016
सा.का.िन. 959(अ).—जब(cid:7408)क कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (के(cid:7008)(cid:7076) ीय) िनयमावली, 1950 म(cid:7286) आगे संशोधन हेतु कुछेक मसौदा
िनयम, कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996) य बीमा अिधिनयम, 1948 क(cid:7409) धारा 95 क(cid:7409) उप धारा (1) क(cid:7409) अपे(cid:6979)ानसु ार सा.का.िन. 720(अ) (cid:7408)दनाकं
25 जुलाई, 2016 (cid:7367)ारा भारत का राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उप खंड (i) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7263)ए, िजसम (cid:7286)उसस े(cid:7079)भािवत
हो सकने वाल े (cid:7018) यि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) स े आपि(cid:7275)या ं तथा सुझाव, भारत का राजप(cid:7074) िजसम(cid:7286) उ(cid:6989)त अिधसूचना (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409) गई, क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितया ं
जनता को उपल(cid:7011)ध होने क(cid:7409) ितिथ से तीस (cid:7408)दन क(cid:7409) अविध क(cid:7409) समाि(cid:7385) से पूव(cid:6981) आमिं (cid:7074)त (cid:7408)कए गए;
और जब(cid:7408)क, उ(cid:6989) त राजप(cid:7074) क(cid:7409) (cid:7079)ितया ं25 जलु ाई, 2016 को जनता को उपल(cid:7011)ध कराई ग(cid:7306);
और जब(cid:7408)क उसस े (cid:7079)भािवत होने वाल े सभं ािवत (cid:7018)य ि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) से (cid:7079)ा(cid:7009) त आपि(cid:7275)य(cid:7298) तथा सुझाव(cid:7298) पर सरकार (cid:7367)ारा िवचार
(cid:7408)कया गया;
अब: अब कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996) य बीमा िनगम के परामश(cid:6981) से उ(cid:6989)त अिधिनयम क(cid:7409) धारा 95 क(cid:7409) उप धारा (2) के (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त
शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए क(cid:7286)(cid:7076) सरकार कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा (के(cid:7008)(cid:7076) ीय) िनयमावली, 1950 म(cid:7286) आगे सशं ोधन हते ु एत(cid:7375)ारा
िन(cid:7013) निलिखत िनयमावली बनाती ह,ै अथात(cid:6981) -् :
1. (1) इस िविनयमावली को कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996)य बीमा िनगम (के(cid:7008)(cid:7076) ीय) ि(cid:7367)तीय संशोधन िनयमावली, 2016 कहा
जाए।
(2) यह भारत के राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) इसके (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) ितिथ से (cid:7079)भावी होगी।
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2.(cid:32) कम(cid:6981)चारी रा(cid:6996) य बीमा (के(cid:7008) (cid:7076)ीय) िनयमावली, 1950 म;(cid:7286)
(क)(cid:32) िनयम “51-(क)” को िनयम “51क” के (cid:7272)प म(cid:7286) पनु : अ(cid:7408)ं कत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा;
(ख)(cid:32) इस (cid:7079)कार पुन: अं(cid:7408)कत िनयम 51क के उप िनयम (2) के बाद िन(cid:7013)न िलिखत नया िनयम जोड़ा जाएगा,
अथा(cid:6981)त- ् :
“51ख. उन (cid:6979)े(cid:7074)(cid:7298) म,(cid:7286) जहां अिधिनयम पहली बार काया(cid:6981)ि(cid:7008)वत (cid:7408)कया गया ह,ै काया(cid:7008)(cid:6981) व यन क(cid:7409) ऐसी तारीख स ेआरंभ के चौबीस
माह हते ुिनयो(cid:6989) ता और कम(cid:6981)चारी अंशदान क(cid:7409) दर(cid:7286) िन(cid:7013)न ानुसार ह(cid:7298)गी-:
(क)(cid:32) िनयो(cid:6989) ता का अंशदान─कम(cid:6981)चारी को दये मजदरू ी के तीन (cid:7079)ितशत के बराबर रािश (अगले उ(cid:6994)च तर (cid:7271)पय े म(cid:7286)
पूणा(cid:7408)(cid:7304) कत); तथा
(ख)(cid:32) कम(cid:6981)चारी का अंशदान─कम(cid:6981)चारी को दये मजदरू ी के एक (cid:7079)ितशत के बराबर रािश (अगले उ(cid:6994)च तर (cid:7271)पय े म(cid:7286)
पूणा(cid:7408)(cid:7304) कत)
परंत ुअिधिनयम क(cid:7409) अिधसूचना के (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) ितिथ स ेचौबीस माह पूरे होन े पर, िनयम 51 म (cid:7286) यथा(cid:7079)द(cid:7004)त अंशदान
क(cid:7409) दर लागू होगी।”
[फा. सं. एस-38012/01/2016-एस.एस.-I]
राजीव आरोड़ा, संयु(cid:6989)त सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009) पणी : मलू िनयमावली अिधसूचना स(cid:6990)ं या एस.आर.ओ. 212, (cid:7408)दनाकं 22 जून, 1950 (cid:7367)ारा भारत का राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) (cid:7079)कािशत क(cid:7409)
गई थी तथा अिधसूचना स(cid:6990)ं य ा जी.एस.आर. 598(अ), (cid:7408)दनांक 14 जून, 2016 (cid:7367)ारा अंितम बार संशोिधत क(cid:7409) गई थी ।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th October, 2016
G.S.R. 959(E).—Whereas certain draft rules further to amend the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules,
1950 were published, as required by sub-section (1) of section 95 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of
1948), in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 720(E), dated 25th
July, 2016 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 in which the said notification was published, were
made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the public on the 25th July, 2016;
And whereas, objections and suggestions received from persons likely to be affected thereby, have been
considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of 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.(cid:32) (1) These rules may be called the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Second Amendment Rules, 2016.
(2)(cid:32) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2.(cid:32) In the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950,-
(a)(cid:32) rule “51-(A)” shall be renumbered as rule “51A”;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(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 such 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 payable to
an employee:
Provided that on completion of twenty-four months from the date of implementation 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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