ESIC Return

It is a comprehensive Social Security Scheme designed to accomplish the task of socially protecting the ’employees’ in the organized sector against the events of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury and to provide medical care to the insured employees and their families.

According to the notification issued by the appropriate Government (Central/State) concerned under Section 1(5) of the Act, the following establishments employing 10 or more persons attracts ESI coverage.

(i) Shops

(ii) Hotels or restaurants not having any manufacturing activity, but only engaged in ‘sales’.

(iii) Cinemas including preview theatres;

(iv) Road Motor Transport Establishments;

(v) News paper establishments.(that is not covered as factory under Sec.2(12));

(vi) Private Educational Institutions (those run by individuals, trustees, societies or other organizations and Medical Institutions (including Corporate, Joint Sector, trust, charitable, and private ownership hospitals, nursing homes, diagnostic centers, pathological labs).

In some states coverage is for 20 or more employees for wages. A few State Governments have not extended scheme to Medical & Educational Institutions.

ESIC  shall be deducted from salary every month and shall be deposited by 21st  of every month. Get a free consultation for ESIC Return Filling with deposit Challan and Business Setup in India by Scheduling an appointment with an Adhimukti Associates Advisor.