ESIC Coverage threshold reduced and made applicable to establishments employing 10 or more employees in Implemented area of Maharashtra.
The Government of Maharashtra vide notification no. ESIC 2015/C.R. 150/RAKAVI-2 has extended the applicability of The Employees State Insurance Act,1948 to Shops, Hotels, Restaurants, Road Motor Transport Establishments, Cinema including preview theatres, Newspaper establishment, wherein ten or more person are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months. Please refer the notification attached.
Earlier the ESIC applicability limit for Maharashtra was 20 or more person.
It is to be noted that ESIC is made applicable to Maharashtra in some districts and not to all districts thus Maharashtra is a partially covered state for purpose of ESIC. For current status of Implementation of ESIC please refer attached notification.
