The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on August 17, 2023, issued a notification regarding the amendment in rule 55 (1) & 56 (1) of ESI (Central) Rules, 1950 to relax the eligibility conditions for sickness benefit and maternity benefit for the benefit period January 01, 2021 to June 30, 2021 and the same has been directed vide Gazette Notification dated July 25, 2023.
For the welfare of IPS/IWs who faced difficulty in availing ESIC Benefits due to lack minimum requirement of 78 days’ contribution, an agenda was placed in the 184th meeting of ESI Corporation for amending Rule 55 & 56 of ESI (Central) Rules for relaxing contributory conditions in order to provide sickness benefit to IPs and IWs who do not fulfil the required eligibility condition for Sickness Benefit and Maternity benefit is benefit period January-June 2021. The Corporation had approved the said proposal accordingly the Govt. of India has notified the amendment in Rule 55(1) & 56(1) on July 25, 2023.
Given the above amendment, all Regional Offices/Sub-Regional Offices are requested to scrutinise all such claims received from IPS/IWS for the respective benefit period from January 01, 2021, to June 30, 2021, and settle the same expeditiously.
The Gazette Notification is attached to the document below.
[Notification No. N-l 1/15/01/2021-Bft-ll]
