The government will make this big announcement for the working class earning up to Rs 30,000

New Delhi, 25 August 2020 Tuesday

The Narendra Modi government is preparing to make a big announcement for the working class. According to sources, ESIC will soon be able to avail the benefits even if the salary is more than Rs 21,000. ESIC is preparing to change the rules to relieve as many workers as possible in the crisis of corona.

The rules of medical and financial aid will be changed accordingly. According to the proposal submitted for it, the facilities will be available despite a salary of more than Rs 21,000. Those earning up to Rs 30,000 will also get the benefit of ESIC, sources said.

The Ministry of Labor has started preparations to change the rules. Those with higher salaries will have the option to join the scheme. Financial assistance in case of unemployment will be provided within the prescribed limits. A proposal will be sent to the ESIC board shortly.

Union Labor Minister Santosh Gangwar last week said that the application for unemployment benefit under the Employees 'State Insurance Scheme (ESIC)' s Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana would be processed within 15 days.

The board of directors of ESIC has doubled the pay under unemployment benefit from March 24 to December 31 this year to provide relief to those who lost their jobs due to the Corona virus epidemic. Under the scheme, fifty per cent of the average salary for three months will now be given.

A benefit claim can now be filed 30 days after the loss of employment. Previously it could only be done after 90 days. Now the employee can claim himself, whereas earlier he had to apply through the employer. Gangwar is also the chairman of the ESIC board. They have appealed to the people who come under the scheme to take advantage of it.

The decision, taken at a meeting of the ESIC last Thursday, is expected to benefit about 4 million industrial workers. The ESIC Board has approved an increase in payments under unemployment benefits under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana and a waiver in eligibility criteria.