Lok Sabha Question No. 4230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Social and Economic Security to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nayab Singh

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4230 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY TO LABOURERS

†4230. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is providing social and economic security to the labourers and their dependents under the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  is  providing  financial  benefits  in  difficult time  apart  from  complete  medical  care  to  the  beneficiary  under Parliamentary
- ESIC in Haryana especially Kurukshetra Constituency;
- (c)whether  the  Government  is  also  providing  the  facility  of  monthly pension  to  the  dependents  of  the  beneficiaries  who  die  due  to industrial accidents or occupational hazards;
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  providing  complete  medical  care  like medical attendant, treatment, medicines, injections, specialist consultation and hospitalization to the insured employees and their dependents under ESIC; and
- (e)whether  the  ESIC  is  providing  immunization  and  family  welfare services to the insured members and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) to (e): The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) provides  comprehensive  social  security  benefits,  as  per  provisions under the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948, in the form of complete  medical  care  and  cash  benefits  to  the  insured  employees, including family members, of the factories/establishments situated in its notified areas in the country as per eligibility.  The Act is applicable to  the  factories  and  establishments  having  ten  or  more  employees, drawing wages up to Rs.21000/(Rs.25,000/for persons with disabilities).

The benefits under the ESI scheme include medical benefit, sickness  benefit,  maternity  benefit,  disablement  benefit,  dependant benefit and funeral expenses, as per provisions under the ESI Act.

Further,  the  ESI  Corporation  provides  financial  support  to the  dependents of  the  insured  persons  who died  due  to  employment injury. ESI Corporation provides monthly cash relief to the dependents of the insured persons for life or until re-marriage. In case any insured person suffer disablement due to any employment injury/occupational disease  which  results  in  permanent,  partial  or  total  loss  of  earning capacity, the periodical cash payment are made for life depending on the loss of earning capacity.

Provision of pension is available under Employees' Pension Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF & MP Act,

Scheme (EPS) 1995 to workers covered under the 1952) as per eligibility.

The ESIC follows national immunization policy. Accordingly, immunization programmes, including selective immunization during the breakout of any epidemic, for insured persons are  carried  out  by  the  ESIC,  through  its  network  of  hospitals  and dispensaries.      ESIC  also  participates  in  various  national  health programmes of the Central Government.

During the year 2021-22, a total of 100459 immunization of the beneficiaries were carried out relating to  Bacile Calmette-Guerin (B.C.G.), Measles, Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (D.P.T.) and Polio.

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