ESIC notifies Covid-19 Relief Scheme

The family pension which is normally payable only in case of death due to employment injury has now been relaxed to include death due to Covid-19

Hyderabad: The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has notified ESCI Covid-19 Relief Scheme to provide relief to the families of employees covered under ESIC, who died of Covid-19. This scheme will be valid for a period of two years from March 2020.

The family pension which is normally payable only in case of death due to employment injury has now been relaxed to include death due to Covid-19, a press release said. Accordingly, family members of the employee will be eligible for family pension equivalent to 90 per cent of the average wage of the deceased employee, subject to a minimum of Rs 1,800 per month.

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For more information, the help desk of nearest ESIC branch office can be contacted or visit the website ‘www.esic.nic.in‘.

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