Esi Scheme and CGHS: Mrs. Namita Batra Guin Associate Professor Deptt. of Community Health Nursing
Esi Scheme and CGHS: Mrs. Namita Batra Guin Associate Professor Deptt. of Community Health Nursing
• The E.S.I. Act (Employees State Insurance) passed in 1948 (amended in 1975,
1984, 1989 and 2010) is an important measure of social security and health
insurance in this country.
• The act extends to the whole of India. The E.S.I. Act of 1948 covered all power
using factories other than seasonal factories wherein 10 or more persons were
employed
SCOPE
• The provisions of the E.S.I. (amendment) act of 1975 were extended to the
following new classes of establishments:-
Medical benefits
Sickness benefits
Maternity benefits
Disablement benefits
Dependant’s benefits
Funeral expenses
Rehabilitation allowance
MEDICAL BENEFITS
• In areas where the employees are less than 750, part time ESI dispensaries are
established.
• If the residential concentration of employees is scattered over a long distance,
mobile dispensaries are established.
The rate of confinement expenses has been increased from Rs. 2,500
to 5,000 per confinement.
DISABLEMENT BENEFIT
On monthly payment of Rs. 10, the insured person and his family
members continue to get medical treatment after permanent
disablement or retirement
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYER