Salary Cap Raised for Availing ESI Benefits

All workers who draw a salary of up to Rs.25,000 will get medical benefits from facilities that ESIC runs directly or has a tie-up with

The government has expanded the number of people eligible for Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) benefits, which provides medical care to industrial workers and their dependants, by increasing the salary cap of beneficiaries to Rs.25,000 from Rs.15,000, ignoring opposition from employers.