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Employees' State Insurance is a self-financing social security and health insurance scheme for all Indian employees who are earning 15,000 or less per month as wages. This fund is managed by the ESI Corporation (ESIC) under ESI Act 1948, which is the provision of medical and cash benefits to the employees and their family.

The Employee State Insurance act was promulgated by the Parliament of India in the year 1948.To
begin with the ESIC scheme was initially launched on 2 February 1952 at just two industrial centers in the country namely kanpur and Delhi with a total coverage of about 1.20 lac workers. There after the scheme was implemented in a phased manner across the country with the active involvement of the state government.

ESI Act 1948
An Act to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters in relation thereto.
Whereas it is expedient to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make provision for certain other matters.

This Act is extends to the whole of India. It shall come into force on such date or dates as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and shall apply, in the first instance, to all factories (including factories belonging to the Government) other than seasonal factories.

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