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Date: 2021-08-13 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Whereas draft notification to further notify the ESIC COVID 19 Relief Scheme was published in the Gazette

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## Report on ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme Notification **1. Executive Summary:** This report analyzes a notification from the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) regarding the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme. The notification formalizes the scheme under Section 19 of the ESI Act, providing financial assistance to eligible dependent family members of Insured Persons (IPs) who died due to COVID-19. Key provisions include eligibility criteria for IPs, identification of eligible dependent relatives, and the method of calculating and distributing relief payments. The scheme aims to mitigate the financial hardship faced by families due to COVID-19 related deaths of insured workers. **2. Introduction:** This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme notification, based solely on the provided text from the Gazette of India. The report outlines the policy's objectives, key provisions, affected stakeholders, implementation aspects, and expected outcomes. **3. Policy Overview:** * This is a *new* policy, the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme. * **Core Objective(s):** To provide financial relief to eligible dependent family members of Insured Persons (IPs) who died due to COVID-19, as a welfare measure under Section 19 of the ESI Act. **4. Background and Rationale:** * **Likely Problem/Issue Addressed:** The policy addresses the financial hardship faced by families of Insured Persons who have died due to COVID-19. The scheme acknowledges the economic vulnerability these families face due to the sudden loss of a wage earner. **5. Key Provisions / Changes:** * **Eligibility Criteria for Insured Persons (IPs):** * The IP must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior to the date of COVID-19 diagnosis resulting in death. * The IP must have been employed on the date of COVID-19 diagnosis, and contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid or payable in respect of them during a period of maximum one year immediately preceding the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in death. * **Eligible Dependent Relatives:** * Spouse (with provisions for multiple widows). * Legitimate or adopted son (under 25 years, or infirm and dependent). * Unmarried legitimate or adopted daughter (or infirm and dependent). * Widowed mother. * In the absence of the above, other specified dependents (parents, minor children, siblings, etc.) with specific dependency requirements. * **Relief Payment Calculation and Distribution:** * Relief is calculated as 90% of the average daily wages of the deceased IP ("full rate"). * Spouse receives three-fifths of the full rate. * Each eligible son or daughter receives two-fifths of the full rate. * Widowed mother receives two-fifths of the full rate. * Provisions exist to proportionally reduce shares if the total exceeds the "full rate". * Other dependents receive specified fractions of the full rate based on relationship. * Minimum relief amount is Rs. 1800 per month. * **Scheme Duration:** * The Scheme shall be effective for a period of two years w.e.f. 24.03.2020. **6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:** * **Directly Affected:** * Dependent family members of Insured Persons (IPs) who died due to COVID-19. * Insured Persons covered under the ESI Act. * **Other Stakeholders:** * Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). * Employers contributing to the ESI scheme. **7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):** * **Responsible Agency:** Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). * **Procedures:** * Payments are made directly to the bank accounts of eligible dependents. * The ESIC online portal plays a role in registration and presumably claim processing. * **Timelines:** * Scheme is effective for two years from 24.03.2020. * IPs must be registered on the ESIC portal at least three months prior to COVID-19 diagnosis. * Contributions for at least 70 days must have been paid or payable in the year preceding the diagnosis. **8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:** * **Likely Intended Outcomes:** * Financial support to families who have lost a wage earner due to COVID-19. * Mitigation of economic hardship among vulnerable families. * Enhanced social security coverage for insured workers and their dependents. * Improved welfare of Insured Persons covered under the ESI Act. **9. Conclusion:** The ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme notification represents a significant welfare measure aimed at providing financial assistance to the families of insured workers who have tragically lost their lives due to COVID-19. By establishing clear eligibility criteria and outlining a structured payment system, the scheme aims to provide timely and effective support to those in need. The scheme underscores the ESIC's commitment to the welfare of its insured population and contributes to broader efforts to address the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.

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ESIC COVID19 Relief Scheme: A welfare measure for Insured Persons (IP) who are employees under Section 29 of the ESI Act, providing periodic payments to eligible dependant family members of IP in case of death due to COVID-19. Employees State Insurance Act 1948: The Act under which the Employees State Insurance Corporation derives its powers, specifically subsection 1 of Section 97 is mentioned. Employees State Insurance Corporation: The organization that notifies the ESIC COVID19 Relief Scheme. Section 29 of the ESI Act: Relates to insured persons (employees) covered under the ESI Act and relevant to the ESIC COVID19 Relief Scheme. New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued. 11th August, 2021: Date of the notification. 18.06.2021: Date of the Gazette notification publishing the draft of ESIC COVID19 Relief Scheme for inviting objections and suggestions. S. BISWAS: Insurance Commissioner. Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi 110064: Location of the Dte. of Printing. Controller of Publications, Delhi 110054: Publisher of the Gazette of India.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एxलxx.-GअID.-E1x4xx0 82021-229010 CG-DL-E-14082021-229010 ऄसाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण्ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 331] नइ ददल्ली, िक्रु वार, ऄगस्ट्त 13, 2021/िावण 22, 1943 No. 331] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 2021/SRAVANA 22, 1943 कर्चम ारी राज्य ीीर्ा जनगर् ऄजधसचू ना नइ ददल्ल ी, 11 ऄगस्ट्त, 2021 स.ं एन-12/13/1/2019 यो.एव ं जव.—जीदक क.रा.ीी.जनगर् कोजवड-19 राहत योजना ऄजधसूजचत करने हते ु भारत का राजपत्र ऄसाधारण भाग-III खंड 4 क्रर् सं. 245, ददनांक 18.06.2021 र्ें र्सौदा ऄजधसूचना प्रकाजित की गइ थी जजसर्ें आसस े प्रभाजवत हो सकने वाले संभाजवत सभी व्य जयय से ऄजधसूचना प्रकािन की जतजथ से तीस ददन की ऄवजध के भीतर अपजियााँ तथा सुझाव अर्ंजत्रत दकए गए थे। और जीदक, ईय राजपत्र ऄजधसूचना ददनांक 18.06.2021 को जनता को ईपलब्ध करा दी गइ थं; और प्राप् त सुझाव पर जवचार दकया गया था; आसजलए ऄी कर्चम ारी राज्य ीीर्ा ऄजधजनयर् 1948 (1948 का 34) की धारा 97 की ईपधारा (1) के तहत आसर्ें प्रदि िजयय का प्रयोग करते हुए, ऄजधजनयर् की धारा 19 के तहत ीीर्ाकृत व्यजयय , जो क.रा.ीी. ऄजधजनयर् की धारा 2(9) के तहत कर्मचारी ह;ै हते ु कल्याणकारी ईपाय के रूप र्ें कर्चम ारी राज्य ीीर्ा जनगर् ‘एजसक कोजवड-19 राहत योजना’ को एतद्द्वारा ऄजधसूजचत करता ह ैजजसके तहत कोजवड-19 से ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय की र्ृत्यु हो जाने के र्ार्ले र्ें; ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय के पात्र अजित पररवार सदस्ट्य को सीधे ही ईनके ीैंक खात र्ें अवजधक भुगतान दकए जाएंगे। 2. योजना की पात्रता ित ेंजनम्न ानसु ार ह ैं:- क. ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय जजसकी र्ृत् यु को जवड-19 रोग के कारण हुइ ह,ै ईसे कोजवड-19 रोग जजसके पररणार्स्ट्व रूप ईसकी र्ृत् यु हुइ ह,ै के जनदान की जतजथ से कर् से कर् तीन र्ाह पूवम क.रा.ीी.जनगर् पोर्मल पर पंजीकृत हो चुका होना चाजहए। 4523 GI/2021 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] ख. र्ृतक ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय को कोजवड-19 रोग के जनदान की जतजथ पर रोजगार र्ें होना चाजहए और कोजवड-19 रोग जजसके पररणार्स्ट्व रूप ईसकी र्ृत् यु हुइ के जनदान के ठीक जपछले ऄजधकतर् एक वर्म की ऄवजध के दौरान ईसके सम्ीन्ध र्ें कर् से कर् 70 ददन के जलए ऄंिदान का भुगतान दकया गया हो ऄथवा दये हो। 3. कोजवड-19 के कारण र्ृत् यु की जस्ट्थजत र्ें, ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय के जनम् नजलजखत संीधं ी योजना के ऄंतगमत अवजधक भुगतान प्राप् त करने के पात्र ह गे :- i. जववाजहती, धर्मज ऄथवा दिक पुत्र जजसने ऄभी पच् चीस वर्म की अयु प्राप् त नहं की ह,ै ऄजववाजहत धर्मज ऄथवा दिक पुत्री; ii. जवधवा र्ाता iii. यदद ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय पर ईसकी र्ृत् य ुके सर्य पूणमत: अजित हो, धर्मज ऄथवा दिक पुत्र ऄथवा पुत्री जजसने पच् चीस वर्म की अयु प्राप् त कर ली हो और ऄि्‍त हो। iv. यदद र्ृतक ीीर्ाकृत व य् जय का/की जववाजहती ऄथवा धर्मज ऄथवा दिक संतान ऄथवा जवधवा र्ाता नहं ह ैतो जनम् नजलजखत संींधी यदद पूणमत: ऄथवा ऄंित: ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय की र्ृत् यु के सर्य ईसके ऄजमन पर अजित ह :- क. जवधवा र्ाता के ऄलावा ऄन्य र्ाता-जपता। ख. ऄवयस्ट्क ऄधर्मज पुत्र, ऄजववाजहती ऄधर्मज पुत्री ऄथवा धर्जम या दिक या ऄधर्जम पुत्री यदद जववाजहत हो और ऄवयस्ट्क हो ऄथवा यदद जवधवा हो तथा ऄवस्ट्य क हो। ग. ऄवयस्ट्क भाइ ऄथवा ऄजववाजहत ीहन ऄथवा जवधवा ीहन यदद ऄवयस्ट् क हो, घ. जवधवा ीहू, ङ. पूवर्म ृत पुत्र की ऄवयस्ट् क संतान च. पूवमर्ृत पुत्री की ऄवयस्ट्क संतान, जहां संतान के र्ाता-जपता जीजवत न ह , ऄथवा छ. दादा-दादी यदद ीीर्ाकृत व्य जय के र्ाता-जपता जीजवत न ह । 4. र्ृतक ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय की औसत दजै नक र्जदरू ी का 90%, जजसे राहत की पूणम दर कहा जाएगा, कोजवड-19 ीीर्ारी के कारण र्ृतक ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय के अजितजन को ईसका भुगतान जनम्नानुसार तरीके से दकया जाएगा:- i. जीवनकाल के दौरान जववाजहती को पूणम दर के तीन ीर्ा पांच के सर्तल्ु य राजि। यदद ईसकी दो ऄथवा ईसस े ऄजधक जवधवाएाँ ह तो पूवमकजथत ऄनुसार जववाजहती को दये राजि ईन जवधवाओं के ीीच सर्ान रूप से जवभाजजत की जाएगी। ii. प्रत्येक वैध ऄथवा दिक पुत्र के जलए पच्चीस वर्म का होने तक पूणम दर के दो ीर्े पांच भाग के सर्तुल्य राजि। धर्मज ऄथवा दिक पुत्र यदद ऄिय हो तथा वह ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय की र्ृत्यु के सर्य ईसकी अय पर पूणमतः अजित हो, तो ईस जस्ट्थजत र्ें ईस पुत्र की ऄियता जस्ट्थजत ीने रहने तक ईसे राहत का भुगतान दकया जाना जारी रहगे ा; iii. प्रत्येक धर्मज ऄथवा दिक ऄजववाजहत पुत्री के जलए पूणम दर के दो ीर्े पांच भाग के सर्तल्ु य राजि। धर्मज ऄथवा दिक पुत्री यदद ऄिय हो तथा वह ीीर्ाकृत व्यजय की र्ृत्यु के सर्य ईसकी अय पर पूणमतः अजित हो, तो ईस जस्ट्थजत र्ें ईस पुत्री की ऄियता जस्ट्थजत ीने रहने तक ईस ेराहत का भुगतान दकया जाना जारी रहगे ा। iv. जीवनकाल के दौरान जवधवा र्ाता के जलए पूणम दर के दो ीर्ा पांच भाग के सर्तुल्य राजि। v. यदद र्ृतक व्यजय के जववाजहती, धर्मज ऄथवा दिक संतान और जवधवा र्ाता के ीीच योजना के ऄतं गमत जवतररत राहत की कुल राजि, पूवो्‍ त के ऄनसु ार दकसी भी सर्य पूणम दर से ऄजधक होती ह ै तो प्रत्येक अजिजन के भाग र्ें से राजि अनुपाजतक रूप से कर् की जाएगी तादक ईन्ह ेंदये कुल राजि, पूणम दर पर राजि से ऄजधक न हो।[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3 vi. यदद र्ृतक व्यजय के पीछे ईसकी जववाजहती ऄथवा धर्मज या दिक संतान ऄथवा जवधवा र्ाता नहं ह तो ऄन्य अजितजन को जनम्नानुसार राहत दये होगी: - (क) जवधवा र्ाता के ऄलावा ऄन्य र्ाता-जपता ऄथवा दादा-दादी को जीवनकाल के जलए, पूणम दर के तीन ीर्ा दसवा ं भाग के सर्तल्ु य राजि और यदद जवधवा र्ाता के ऄलावा दो ऄथवा ऄजधक र्ाता-जपता या दादा- दादी ह तो जवधवा र्ाता के ऄलावा र्ाता-जपता ऄथवा दादा-दादी को पूवो्‍ त के ऄनुसार राजि सर्ान रूप से ईनके ीीच जवभाजजत होगी। (ख) दकसी ऄन्य— (i) पुरुर् अजितजन के जलए- ईसके ऄठ्ठारह वर्म की अयु प्राजि तक, (ii) र्जहला अजिजन के जलए- ऄठ्ठारह वर्म की अय ुप्राजि ऄथवा ईसके जववाह, जो भी पहले हो तक, ऄथवा यदद वह जवधवा हो, तो ईसके ऄठ्ठारह वर्म की प्राजि ऄथवा पुनःजववाह, जो भी पहले हो, तक पूणम दर के दो ीर्े पांच भाग के सर्तुल्य राजि और यदद (ख) के ऄंतगमत अजितजन एक से ऄजधक हो तो दये राजि सभी को ीराीर जवभाजजत की जाएगी। 5. योजना, ददनाकं 24.03.2020 से दो वर्ों की ऄवजध के जलए प्रभावी होगी। 6. योजना के ऄंतगमत न्यूनतर् राहत रुपये 1800/- प्रजतर्ाह होगी। एस. जीस्ट् वास, ीीर्ा अयु्‍ त (यो.एवं जव.) [जवज्ञापन-III/4/ऄसा./194/2021-22] EMPLOYEE’S STATE INSURANCE CORPOTRATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 11th August, 2021 No. N-12/13/1/2019-P&D.—Whereas draft notification to further notify the ESIC COVID-19 Relief Scheme was published in the Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY Part III Section 4 Sl. No 245 dated 18.06.2021 for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby till the expiry of period of thirty days on which the notification was published; And whereas, the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on 18.06.2021; And suggestion received were considered; Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred upon sub-section (1) of Section 97 of the Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948 (34 of 1948), the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, do hereby notifies ESIC COVID- 19 RELIEF SCHEME under Section 19 of the Act as a welfare measure for the Insured Persons who are employees under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act under which in case of death of IP due to COVID-19, the eligible dependant family members of IP will be paid periodic payments directly to their bank accounts. 2. Eligibility conditions of the scheme are as under: - a) The IP who died due to COVID-19 disease must have been registered on the ESIC online portal at least three months prior to the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in his/ her death. b) The deceased IP must have been in employment on the date of diagnosis of COVID-19 disease and contributions for at least 70 days should have been paid or payable in respect of him/ her during a period of maximum one year immediately preceding the diagnosis of COVID-19 disease resulting in death. 3. In case of death of the IP due to COVID-19, the following relatives of the deceased IP shall be eligible to receive periodical payments under the scheme:- i. spouse, a legitimate or adopted son who has not attained the age of twenty- five years, an unmarried legitimate or adopted daughter; ii. a widowed mother. iii. if wholly dependent on the earnings of the insured person at the time of his death, a legitimate or adopted son or daughter who has attained the age of twenty-five years and is infirm.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] iv. In case the deceased IP does not leave spouse or legitimate or adopted child or widowed mother then the following relatives, if wholly or in part dependant on the earnings of the Insured Person at the time of his death:- a) a parent other than a widowed mother, b) a minor illegitimate son, an unmarried illegitimate daughter or a daughter legitimate or adopted or illegitimate if married and a minor or if widowed and a minor, c) a minor brother or an unmarried sister or a widowed sister if a minor, d) a widowed daughter-in-law, e) a minor child of a pre-deceased son, f) a minor child of a pre-deceased daughter where no parent of the child is alive, or g) a paternal grand-parent if no parent of the insured person is alive. 4. 90 % of the average daily wages of the deceased IP, which will be called as full rate of the relief, will be paid to the dependants of the IP who died due to COVID-19 disease in the manner as under: - i. to the spouse during life, an amount equivalent to three-fifths of the full rate. If there are two or more widows, the amount payable to the spouse as aforesaid shall be divided equally between the widows; ii. to each legitimate or adopted son, an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate until he attains the age of twenty-five years. In the case of a legitimate or adopted son who is infirm and is wholly dependent on the earnings of the insured person at the time of his death, the relief shall continue to be paid while the infirmity lasts; iii. to each legitimate or adopted unmarried daughter, an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate. In the case of legitimate or adopted daughter who is infirm and is wholly dependent on the earnings of the insured person at the time of his death, the relief shall continue to be paid while the infirmity lasts. iv. to the widowed mother during life an amount equivalent to two-fifths of the full rate. v. If the total of the relief distributed under the scheme among the spouse, legitimate or adopted children and widowed mother of the deceased person as aforesaid exceeds at any time the full rate, the share of each of these dependants shall be proportionately reduced, so that the total amount payable to them does not exceed the amount of relief at the full rate. vi. In case the deceased person does not leave spouse or legitimate or adopted child or widowed mother the relief shall be payable to other dependants as follows: - a) To a parent other than the widowed mother or grand-parent, for life, at an amount equivalent to three-tenths of the full rate and if there are two or more parents (other than widowed mother) or grand-parents the amount payable to the parents (other than widowed mother) or grand-parents as aforesaid shall be equally divided between them. b) to any other — (i) male dependant, until he attains the age of eighteen years, (ii) female dependant, until she attains the age of eighteen years or until marriage, whichever is earlier or if widowed, until she attains eighteen years of age or re-marriage, whichever is earlier at an amount equivalent to two-tenths of the full rate and if there be more than one dependant under (b) the amount payable shall be distributed equally. 5. The Scheme shall be effective for a period of two years w.e.f. 24.03.2020. 6. The minimum relief under the scheme shall be Rs 1800/- per month. S. BISWAS, Insurance Commissioner (P&D) [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./194/2021-22] 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.

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