Executive Summary:
This notification pertains to amendments to the Employees' State Insurance General Regulations, 1950, under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. It was published following a draft notification on January 27, 2020, with a 30-day period for public feedback, which ended without any objections. The amendments concern the composition and functioning of local committees.
Key Points / Main Content:
Local Committee Composition and Functioning:
* Regulation 1: These regulations are called the Employees State Insurance General Second Amendment Regulations, 2020.
* Regulation 2: Amendments to Subclauses of the existing Regulation 10A.
* Establishment: A Local Committee may be set up in each notified District.
* Membership:
* Chairperson: Nominated by Regional Director.
* State Official: Nominated by the State Government.
* Employee Representatives: Six representatives of employees nominated by Regional Director.
* Employer Representatives: Six representatives of the Employers nominated by the Regional Director.
* Officer In charge: Officer In charge of such District for which the committee is constituted, as ex officio Member Secretary.
* Additional Representatives: The Chairman, Regional Board, may nominate additional representatives of employers and employees, not exceeding two from each side
* Panel System: local committee may coopt a member representing the local Insurance Medical Practitioners.
* Term of Office:
* Nominated Members (employees/employers): Three years, until successor is notified.
* Nominated Members (clauses a and b of sub regulation 1): hold office during the pleasure of the authority nominating them.
* Resignation: A member may resign by written notice to the Regional Director.
* Cessation of Membership:
* Attendance: Missing three consecutive meetings may result in membership termination, unless restored by the Regional Director.
* Representation: The Regional Director may terminate membership if a member no longer represents the employers or employees.
* Responsibilities:
* Complaints: Refer complaints to the Regional Director or, for medical benefits, to the State Government.
Impact Analysis:
Employees' State Insurance Corporation:
* Impact: Must implement the amended regulations regarding the local committees.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the new regulations in the establishment and operation of local committees.
Regional Directors:
* Impact: Responsible for nominating committee members, handling resignations, and addressing membership cessation.
* Action Required: Implement the nomination process, manage member attendance and representation, and handle complaint referrals.
State Governments:
* Impact: Involved in nominating a state official to the local committee and handling complaints related to medical benefits.
* Action Required: Nominate a representative to the local committee and address any complaints referred by the committee concerning medical benefits.
Employers and Employees:
* Impact: Their representatives will participate in the local committees, affecting the governance and oversight of ESI schemes.
* Action Required: Nominate or elect representatives to participate in local committees and address issues raised in the committee meetings.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees' State Insurance Corporation: An organisation that makes regulations and amendments related to employee state insurance.
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948: A law referred to in the notification, specifically Section 97, which confers powers to the Employees' State Insurance Corporation.
Employees State Insurance General Regulations, 1950: A set of regulations that are being amended by this notification.
New Delhi: The city where the notification was issued.
Regional Director: An authority responsible for nominating members to the Local Committee and addressing complaints.
Local Committee: A committee set up in each notified District to address local issues and composed of representatives from employees, employers, and government officials.
State Government: An entity that nominates an official to the Local Committee and handles complaints concerning medical benefits.
A.K SINHA: Insurance Commissioner
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 176] गई दिल्ली, सोर्वार, र्ई 18, 2020/विै ाख 28, 1942
No. 176] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, MAY 18, 2020/VAISAKHA 28, 1942
कर्चम ारी राज्य ीीर्ा जगगर्
अजधसचू गा
गई दिल्ली, 20 र्ाचम, 2020
स.ं एग-12/13/01-2019-यो. एव ं जव.—िीदक कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा (साधारण) जवजगयर्, 1950 र् ें और
संिोधग करगे के कजतपय र्सौिा जवजगयर् कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा अजधजगयर्, 1948 (1948 का 34) की धारा 97
की उप-धारा (1) के अंतगमत यथा अपेजित भारत के रािपत्र, (असाधारण), भाग-III, खण् ड-4 र् ें स.ं 51, दिगांक 27
िगवरी, 2020 जिगर् ें उक्त अजधसूचगा प्रकाजित की गई थी, िगता को उपलब् ध करागे की तारीख स े तीस दिग की
अवजध की सर्ाजि तक, इससे प्रभाजवत होगे वाले सभी व् यजययं स,े आपजियॉं और सुझाव आर्ंजत्रत दकय े गय ेथ े।
िीदक उक्त रािपत्र की प्रजतयां दिगांक 11.02.2020 स े सावमिजगक उपयोग के जलए िगता को उपलब् ध
करा िी गयी थी; और प्रभाजवत होगे वाल े सम्भाजवत व्यजययं स े कोई भी आपजियां या सुझाव प्राि गहीं हुए;
अत: अी कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा जगगर्, कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा अजधजगयर्, 1948 (1948 का 34) की धारा
97 द्वारा प्रित् त िजययं का प्रयोग करते हुए, कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा (साधारण) जवजगयर्, 1950 र् ें पुग: संिोधग
करगे हते ु जगम्ग जलजखत जवजगयर् ीगाती ह;ै अथामत ् :-
जवजगयर्ावली
1. ये जवजगयर् कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा संिोजधत (सार्ान्य)(जद्वतीय) जवजगयर्, 2020 कह े िाएंगे।
2. कर्मचारी राज्य ीीर्ा जगगर् (सार्ान् य) जवजगयर्, 1950 र् ें ; जवद्यर्ाग जवजगयर् 10 क के उप
खंडं र् ें संिोधग जगम्ग ागुसार हंगे :-
2078 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. IV]
(I) जवजगयर् 10क(1) र्,ें जगम्ग ागसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत होगा :-
1) प्रत् यके अजध सूजचत जिले र् ें ऐसे िेत्रं के जलए, जिसे उपयुक् त सर्झा िाए, स्ट् थागीय सजर्जत
स्ट् थाजप त की िाए तथा इसर् ें जगम् गजलजखत सिस्ट् य िाजर्ल हंग े:-
क. राज्य /संघ राज्य ित्रे के िेत्रीय जगिेिक द्वारा गाजर्त अध् यि।
ख. राज्य सरकार द्वारा राज्य के एक अजधकारी को गाजर्त दकया िाए।
ग. कर्मचाररयं के छह प्रजतजगजध, जिगर्ें स े (i) ऐसे ित्रे के सवामजधक योगिाग िेग े वाल े िो
कर्मचारी (ii) ित्रे के कर्मचाररयं के 2 प्रजतजगजध, िो कर्मचाररयं के संगठग का
प्रजतजगजधत्व करते हं (iii) क.रा.ीी. पंिीकृत लघ,ु र्ध् यर् और सूक्ष्र् उद्योग स्ट्थ ापगां स े
िो कर्मचारी जिन् ह ेंराज्य /संघ ित्रे के िेत्रीय जगिेिक द्वारा ग ााजर्त दकया िाए।
घ. जगयोक्त ां के छह प्रजतजगजध, जिगर् ें स े (i) िो जगयोक्त ा, िो गत तीग वर्षों के िौराग
सवामजधक योगिाग िेग े वाले हं, (ii) िो जगयोक्त ा लघ,ु र्ध् यर् और सूक्ष्र् उद्योग वगम की
पंिीकृत क.रा.ीी. स्ट् थापगां से (iii) ित्रे र् ें जगयोक्त ा/उद्योग सघं का प्रजतजगजधत्व करत े
हुए िो जगयोक्त ा जिन् ह ेंराज्य /सघं राज्य ित्रे के िेत्रीय जगिेिक द्वारा गाजर्त दकया िाए।
ङ. जिस जिले के जलए सजर्जत का गठग होता ह ै उसका प्रभारी अजधकारी, पिेग सिस्ट् य सजचव
के रूप र्ें।
परंत,ु िहां िेत्रीय ीोडम के अध्यि के जवचार से आवश्यक प्रतीत हो तो वह जगयोयां और कर्मचाररयं
के प्रत्येक के िो-िो अजतररय प्रजतजगजधयं को गार्िि कर सकता ह,ै इस उद्देश्य स े दक राज्य सरकार द्वारा
गार्ांदकतं र् ें र्हत्वपूण म संगठगं को पयामि प्रजतजगजधत्व गहीं दिया गया ह ै तथा इस उद्देश्य स े भी दक
जगयोयां और कर्मचाररयं के प्रजतजगजधयं र् ें संतलु ग ीगाए रखा िा सके:
पुगः दकसी ित्रे र् ें पेगल-जसस्ट्टेर् के आधार पर जचदकत्सा सेवाए ँ उपलब्ध करवाई िा रही ह,ैं तो
स्ट्थागीय ीीर्ा जचदकत्सा व्यवसाजययं के एक प्रजतजगजध को स्ट्थागीय सजर्जत िाजर्ल कर सकेगी।
(II) जवजगयर् 10क(2) र्,ें उप खडं (i) और (ii) जगम्ग ागसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकए िाएंग े:-
(2) (i) उप जवजगयर् (1) के खडं (ग) और (घ) के अंतगमत गार्ांदकत स्ट् थागीय सजर्जत के सिस्ट् यं का पि
धारण तीग वर्ष म होगा िो दक िेत्रीय जगिेिक द्वारा उगके गार्ांकग को अध जासूजच त करगे की
जतजथ स े प्रारंभ होगा ीित े य े सिस्ट् य दकसी ीात के होत े हुए भी उक्त अवजध की सर्ाजि पर, अपग े
उिराजधकारी का गार्ांकग अजधसूजचत होगे तक पि धारण करेंगे।
(2) (ii) उप जवजगयर् 1 के खंड (क) और (ख) के अंतगमत गार्ांदकत स्ट् थागीय सजर्जत के सिस्ट् य उन् ह ें
गार्ांदकत करगे वाले प्राजधकारी के प्रसाि पयमन्त पि धारण करेंगे।
(III) जवजगयर् 10क(3) र्,ें जगम्ग जलजखत प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकए िाएंग े:-
(3) स्ट्थ ागीय सजर्जत के सिस्ट् य िेत्रीय जगिेिक को जलजखत र् ें गोरटस द्वारा अपगे कायामलय स े त् यागपत्र ि े
सकते ह ैंतथा त् यागपत्र स्ट् वीकार होगे पर उगका पि ररक्त हो िाएगा।
(IV) जवजगयर् 10क(4) र्,ें उप खडं (i) और (ii) जगम्ग ागसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा :-
(4) (i) स्ट् थागीय सजर्जत के दकसी सिस्ट् य की सिस्ट् यता सर्ाप् त हो िाएगी यदि वह सजर्जत की ीैठकं र् ें
लगातार तीग अवसरं र् ें उपजस्ट्थत होगे र् ें असफल रहता ह ै ीिते िेत्रीय जगिेिक सिस्ट् यता की
ीहाली कर सकत े ह ैंयदि वह सतं ुष्ट हं दक अगुपजस्ट्थजत अपररहाय म कारणं स े हुई ह।ै
(ii) िहां िेत्रीय जगिेिक के जवचार र् ें स्ट् थायी सजर्जत र् ें जगयोक्त ां या कर्मचाररयं का प्रजतजगजधत् व
करग े के जलए गाजर्त दकसी व् यजय ग े ऐसे जगयोक्त ां या कर्चम ाररयं का प्रजतजगजधत्व करगा ीिं
कर दिया ह,ै िेत्रीय जगिेिक यह घोर्षणा कर सकत े ह ैं दक उगके द्वारा जवजगर्िष्म ट तारीख स े ऐस े
व् यजय की सिस्ट् यता सर्ाप् त की िाती ह।ै[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(V) जवजगयर् 10क(9) र्,ें उप खडं (ख) को जगम्ग ागसु ार प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा :-
(9)(ख) ऐसी जिकायत,ें िो संींजधत िेत्रीय जगिेिक द्वारा आवश् यक सर्झी िाए,ं अथवा जचदकत् सा
जहतलाभ के संींध र् ें हं, को राज्य सरकार अथवा राज्य सरकार के ऐसे प्राजधकारी को संिर्भमत
दकया िाए।
[जवज्ञापग-III/4/असा./32/2020-21]
ए.के.जसन्ह ा, ीीर्ा आयक्ु त
EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th March, 2020
No N-12/13/01-2019-P&D –Whereas draft Regulation further to amend the Employees’ State
Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 was published as required under sub-section (1) of Section 97
of the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary),
Part-III – Section – 4 vide Sr. No.51 dated the 27th January, 2020 for inviting objections and
suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby till the expiry of the period of Thirty days
from the date on which this notification was published, are made available to the public :-
And whereas, the said Gazette Notification were made available to the public on 11.02.2020;
And no objections or suggestions were received from any of the persons likely to be affected;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 97 of the Employees’ State
Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, do hereby makes the
following Regulations further to amend the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950,
namely :-
1. These Regulations may be called Employees’ State Insurance (General) (Second)
Amendment Regulations, 2020.
2. In the Employees’ State Insurance (General) Regulation, 1950;
The Sub-clauses of the existing Regulation 10A shall be amended as below:-
(I) In Regulation 10A(1), shall be substituted as below:-
(1) A Local Committee may be set up in each notified District for such areas as may be
considered appropriate and shall consist of the following members namely: -
(a) A Chairperson to be nominated by Regional Director of the State/Union Territory.
(b) An official of the State to be nominated by the State Government.
(c) Six representatives of employees, out of which (i) two longest contributing
employees of such area, (ii) two representatives of employees in the area,
representing organizations of employees and (iii) two employees from ESI
registered MSME establishments, to be nominated by Regional Director of the
State/Union Territory.
(d) Six Representative of the Employers out of which (i) two employers who are
contributing the highest value during last three years; (ii) two employers from ESI
registered establishments of MSME category and (iii) two employers representing
employers/industry association in the area to be nominated by the Regional
Director of State/Union Territory.
(e) The Officer In charge of such District for which the committee is constituted, as ex-
officio Member Secretary.
Provided that where the Chairman, Regional Board, so considers it to be expedient, he may
nominate such additional representatives of employers and employees, not exceeding two from
each side, with a view to providing for the adequate representation of important organisations4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. IV]
not included in the nominations of the State Government and to maintaining the parity between
the number of representatives of such employers and employees:
Provided further that in any area in which medical care is provided through a panel system,
a local committee may co-opt a member representing the local Insurance Medical Practitioners.
(II) In Regulation 10 A(2), the sub clause (i) and (ii) shall be substituted as below:-
(2)(i) The term of office of the members of local committee nominated under clause (c) and
(d) of sub – regulation (1) shall be three years commencing from the date on which
their nomination is notified by Regional Director, provided that such members shall
notwithstanding the expiry of the said period, continue to hold office until the
nomination of their successor is notified.
(2)(ii) The members of a local committee nominated under clauses (a) and (b) of sub
regulation 1 shall hold office during the pleasure of the authority nominating them.
(III) In Regulation 10 A (3), the following shall be substituted:-
(3) A member of a local committee may resign his office by notice in writing to the
Regional Director, and his seat shall fall vacant on the acceptance of the resignation.
(IV) In Regulation 10A (4), the sub clause (i) and (ii) shall be substituted as below:-
(4) (i) A member of local committee shall cease to be a member of the committee if he fails
to attend three consecutive meetings thereof provided that his membership may be
restored by the Regional Director, on being satisfied as to the unavoidable nature of
the circumstances which led to his non-attendance.
(ii) Where in the opinion of the Regional Director any person nominated to represent
employers or employees on a local committee has ceased to represent such employers
or employees, the Regional Director, may declare that such person shall cease to be a
member thereof with effect from such date as may be specified by him.
(V) In Regulation 10A(9), the sub clause (b) shall be substituted as below:-
(9)(b) To refer such complaints as it may consider necessary to the Regional Director
concerned, or in the case of complaint concerning medical benefit, to the State
Government or such authority of the State Government.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./32/2020-21]
A.K SINHA, Insurance Commissioner
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