STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) registered its presence in all the 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
ESIC is a country’s premier social security organisation constituted by an Act of Parliament under Ministry of Labour and Employment Govt of India with a mandate to cater to the social security needs of around 3.10 crore insured persons with their families employed with organised sector and registered with it.
While the scheme was fully implemented in eight districts as on 1st August, 2016, in the 14 remaining districts, it is being implemented with effect from 1st April, 2017 in the municipal limits of District Headquartsssers of these 14 districts including Leh and Kargil of Ladakh division.
In a process to finalise the coverage and implementation with regard to registration of eligible employers (shops/ establishments/ contractors/ man power supply agencies etc under the ESI Act), M.K Arya, Regional Director, ESIC, J and K Region along with the State Medical Commissioner and other Field Officers visited Leh and at the same time, the SMC finalised contract with empanelled Insured Medical Practioners (IMPs). The ESIC officers visited Kargil as well. Arya said for payment of cash benefits to the insured persons, a proposal of opening of two branch offices one in Leh and another in Kargil has been moved and the Branch Offices in Leh and Kargil will be opened once the said proposal is dully approved.