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- Ceiling for commutation of partial disablement benefit has been raised from the existing Rs. 10,000/- to Rs., 30,000/- w.e.f. 19-04-2003 in case the daily rate of benefit is upto Rs. 5/-.
- Enhancement of ceiling on expenditure on medical per insured person per annum to
Rs. 900/- per insured person.
- Employees earning upto Rs. 50/- a day are exempted from payment of ESI Contribution w.e.f. 01-04-2004. The employers' share of contribution is however payable.
- Confinement expenses for child delivery without utilising ESI Medical service have also been increased from Rs. 250/- to Rs. 1000/- w.e.f. 24-01-2004.
- The wage ceiling for coverage of employees under the ESI Act has been enhanced from
Rs. 7500/- to Rs. 10,000/- w.e.f. 01-10-2006.
- Ten more slabs have been added to the Daily Standard Benefit rates for sickness benefit to the existing
32 slabs ranging from Rs. 150/- to Rs. 195/- w.e.f. 01-10-2006.
- The Corporation has now introduced 'Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna' for insured persons who face involuntary unemployment w.e.f. 1st April 2005. The insured persons under the scheme are entitled to an unemployment allowance for a period of upto six months equal to almost half the wages.
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