Employees’ State Insurance Act extended in Sikkim
Private work force can claim benefits for sickness, maternity, injuries
Gangtok, January 10, 2013:
The Employees’ State Insurance Act 1948 has been enforced in Sikkim with effect from December 1 last year, informs an IPR release. The Act provides certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injuries.
The IPR release informs that under the Act, shops, factories, industries, hotels, restaurants, private educational institutions, road motor transport establishments, cinemas, news paper establishments, private medical institutions, nursing homes, diagnostics centres and others are to be registered under the scheme.
A team of officials from Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) regional office of Kolkata reached Gangtok today to meet the State government officials on the implementation of the Act. The meeting is scheduled on January 10. When contacted, deputy chief labour officer DS Kunwar said there is a need for generating awareness on the Employees State Insurance Act 1948 as it has been newly extended in Sikkim. The Act is applicable to private enterprises which have a minimum of 10 working staff members, he said. “The Act is not applicable for construction workers such as those working in hydel power projects. We are waiting for more insight from the ESIC officials of the regional office”, said Kunwar.
As per the Act, all employees in those private enterprises coming under its purview, are to be insured with contributions made to the ESIC by the employer. The rates are prescribed by the Central government. The employees can claim benefits to him and his dependants for sickness, maternity and injuries while working.
Sikkim Express
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