The
Employees' State Insurance Scheme
provides social security to workers
in organized industry and some other
sectors of employment. It was introduced
in West Bengal, with the issuance of
Notification U/s. 1(3) of the E.S.I.
Act, 1948, w.e.f. 14th August, 1955.
The Scheme is the largest Social Security
Scheme of the Government of India for
the workmen employed in Factories /
Establishments throughout the country.
It is a complete Social Security Scheme,
which provides various Cash Benefits
and Medical Benefit to the workers and
their families through of single contribution
under the Scheme.
The ESI Scheme is based on the principle
of 'pooling of risks and resources'
in which every contributor, at any given
point of time, emerges as a beneficiary
of a benefactor and society at large
is the net gainer. Employees, Employers,
State Govts. And the Corporation are
the major stake holders in the system
of organized and coordinated effort
providing social protection to benefactors.
The role of employers, in particular
remains pivotal to the success of the
scheme, be it surveys for coverage,
implementation, registration of factories/
establishments, registration of employees,
regular payment of contribution, facilitating
inspections and timely action to ensure
steady flow of benefits to the employees.
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