Confinement Expenses Increased to Rs 7500 - ESIC

Confinement Expenses

Employees' State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules 2020

Confinement Expenses Increased to Rs 7500 from Rs 5000 - ESIC

The Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) on October 27, 2020 has issued the Employees' State Insurance (Central) Amendment Rules, 2020, Notification No.: G.S.R. 676(E), by further amending the Employees' State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 and shall come into force on October 27, 2020.

In the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950, in the Rule 56-A, for the words “rupees five thousand”, the words “rupees seven thousand five hundred” shall be substituted and the amended Rule56-A shall now be read as, namely;

“Rule 56-A. Confinement Expenses — An insured woman and an insured person in respect of his wife shall be paid a sum of Rupees seven thousand five hundred per case as confinement expenses on account of confinement expenses:

Provided that the confinement occurs at a place where necessary medical facilities under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme are not available:

Provided further that confinement expenses shall be paid for two confinements only.”

Please Note - Confinement Expenses is lump sum payment made to an insured woman or an insured person in respect of his wife if the confinement occurs at a place where necessary facilities under the ESI Scheme are not available.