ESIC’s Spree Scheme starts again! Missed employees and compels will get a chance to join, know the last date
The government on Friday announced a renewal of a scheme to promote registration of companies and employees to expand the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) coverage across India. According to PTI news, Union Labor Minister Mansukh Mandavia, while giving information about this, said that the renewal spree will be open from 1 July to 31 December 2025, which will provide a lump sum opportunity to the unregistered employers and left workers including contract and temporary employees to enroll under the ESI Act.
Understand the cover under the scheme
According to the news, originally launched in 2016, Spree (plan to promote registration of employers/employees) has provided the facility of registration of more than 88,000 employers (companies) and 1.02 crore employees. Under the scheme, companies registering during this period will be considered covered from the date of registration or from the registration declared by them, while the new registered employees will be covered from the related dates of their registration. This decision was taken at a meeting of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh on Friday.
Amnesty Scheme – 2025 also approved
The ESIC also approved the Amnesty Scheme – 2025, which is a one -time dispute solution window from October 1, 2025 to 30 September, 2026 that aims to reduce litigation and promote compliance under the ESI Act. For the first time, damage and interest related matters in relation to coverage have been included as well as disputes. The latest judgment gives regional directors the right to withdraw cases where contributions and interest have been paid, and also the right to withdraw cases filed against the insured more than five years ago, where no notice was issued.
The decision to simplify the loss structure also
The ESIC also decided to simplify its loss structure by turning the old structure of graded rates directly to the fixed rate. In addition, the maximum rate of loss in the earlier structure was 25 percent per year, which has now been reduced to 1 percent every month on the amount payable by the employer. This change will promote compliance, reduce disputes and promote more favorable regulatory environment. The ESIC also approved the proposal to hand over the powers to the Director General, ESIC to give exemption to submit the application beyond the 12 -month limit from the date of leaving the job under the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana (RGSKY).
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