ESI RETURN
ESI Return Filing by the Factories, Establishment owners to Employee State Insurance body for the workers working in their factories, establishments to provide them social security and medical health benefits..
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- ESI Return
- File Your ESI Return before due date.
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Employees' State Insurance (ESI) is self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for the Indian Workers, which is an autonomous corporation governed by Ministry of Labour and Employment. This Fund of ESI is managed by Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and its rules regulations. All entities registered under ESI registration must file ESI returns which is due half yearly.
Applicability of ESI?
The ESIC is applicable on all the establishments having 10 or more workers and is beneficial to all the employees earning Rs.15, 000/- or less per month as wages, employer must contribute 4.75 percent and employee must contributes 1.75 percent towards ESI.
Benefits of ESIC
THE Employees registered under ESIC are entitled to medical treatment for themselves and their dependents, unemployment cash benefits and maternity leaves for women employees.
How to file ESIC return?
Following points needs to be considered for ESI Return:
- Log in Employer Portal using 17 digit Employer digit code.
- Go to monthly contribution section.
- All the details of the employer contribution will be displayed.
- Verify the details.
- If there are any short payments in respect of employees then complete the dues.
- Do Self Certification under monthly contribution section, then check mark the declaration and submit the return.
Frequently Asked Questions
ESI registered businesses have to file ESI returns on monthly basis. It is governed under the ESI Act, 1948; ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation) which provides benefits to employees in the event of their sickness, death, disablement, injury, etc.
ESI Return contributions have to be filed within 42 days of termination of contribution period. Payment of contribution shall be made within 21 days of the last day of a calendar month. These returns must be filed half yearly
It is mandatory for employer has to submit half-yearly Return of Contributions (RC) by 11th May/11th November every year with all columns properly filled. An employer will apply in Form-01 for coverage under the ESI Act, within 15 days after the Act becomes applicable to a factory or establishment
• The ESIC Return is filed on the half-yearly basis which means the ESIC return is required to file on or before 11th May and 11th Nov.
• One can check the ESIC status by visiting to website ‘Portal Application ESIC’. A window of Employee’s portal is displayed. The user has to fill his ESIC insurance number i.e. IP number to know the status.
No, one cannot withdraw an ESI amount but we can avail the benefits of ESI. One can take medical facilities through the ESIC card. There is no provision of withdrawal of contributed ESI money in India.
Visit to the website www.esic.in then click on to ESCI Challan payment. Then enter the Employer code and displayed captcha. After it one can check the ESIC paid Challan.
The ESI scheme is applicable to all factories and other establishments and is mandatory as defined in the Act. When 10 or more persons employed in such establishment and the beneficiaries on the monthly wages does not exceed Rs 21,000 are covered under this scheme.
• All employees are covered whose monthly income (excluding overtime, bonus, leave encashment) is less than Rs. 21,000 per month, are eligible to avail benefits under the Scheme. But employees earning daily average wage up to Rs. 176 are exempted from ESIC contribution
ESI has their own Dispensaries and Hospitals to cater the Insured Persons. Therefore, ESIC Policy do not encourage outside treatment and reimbursement. In selected cases and conditions which cannot be treated under ESIC Infrastructure they allow for cashless treatment at outside Private Hospitals.
Yes, it is the statutory responsibility of the employer under Section 2A of the Act to register their Factory/ Establishment under the ESI Act within 15 days from the date of its applicability to them