Assignment Labour Law-Advisory Committee Under Employees State Insurance Act
Assignment Labour Law-Advisory Committee Under Employees State Insurance Act
Assignment Labour Law-Advisory Committee Under Employees State Insurance Act
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ROLL NO -27
T.Y. B.B.A. LL.B.(HONS.)
INTRODUCTION
The Employees’ State Insurance Act and the scheme framed there
industrial workers and their families who are exposed to the risks of sickness,
employment injury and occupational diseases and in the case of female employees
to maternity.
the Indian Parliament is the first major legislation on Social Security for workers
in the independent India. It is a time when the industry was still in a budding stage
and the country was heavily dependent on an assortment of imported goods from
textile, chemicals and the like. The legislation on creation and development of a
economy was in a very fledgling state was obviously a remarkable gesture towards
central and state governments and three elected from among employers and
employees and others one each from paramedical professionals. Director General,
Committee holds its quarterly meetings. The Standing Committee is vested with
powers to administer the affairs of the Corporation, exercise any of the powers and
perform any functions of the Corporation subject to the overall control and
constitute any non-statutory sub-committees for specific purposes as the need be.
Standing Committee shall administer the affairs of the Corporation and may
exercise any of the powers and perform any of the functions of the Corporation.
The Standing Committee shall submit for the consideration and decision of the
Corporation all such cases and matters as may be specified in the regulations made
in this behalf. The Standing Committee may in its discretion submit any other case
constituted by the Central Govt. for a specific term and consists of:-
profession.
The ESI Act empowers the Medical Benefit Council to advise the Corporation
on matters related to developments and improvements in the medical service delivery system. The
constitution of the Corporation, Standing Committee and the
Medical Benefit Council are dealt with in Section 4, 8 and 10 of the ESI Act, 1948
respectively. Powers of the Standing Committee and duties of the MBC are given
a) Advise the Corporation and the Standing Committee on matters relating to the
(b) Have such powers and duties of investigation as may be prescribed in relation
(c) Perform such other duties in connection with medical treatment and attendance
COVERAGE
The ESI Act 1948 enacted on 19th April 1948 provides certain benefits to
the employees in case of sickness, maternity and employment injury and to make
provisions for certain other matters in relation thereto. The ESI Act 1948 in the
first instance applies to factories using power in the manufacturing process and employing 10 or more
persons and non-power using factories or establishments
employing 20 or more persons for wages. The provisions of the Act are being
implemented area wise by stages. The Act contains an enabling provision under
otherwise.
NATIONAL VIEW
1952 in the industrial town of Kanpur and Delhi and was gradually followed in the
rest of the country subsequently. The scheme was an experimental and ambitious
the scheme was reported to be in operation at 410 centres throughout the country.
About 55 lakhs employee were already covered as per the report. Including those
scheme was said to have gone to 501.97 lakhs in 1978. It was first of its kind in
disablement and death due to employment injury to the insured persons and their
dependants. The ESI Act, 1948 provide the conceptual breakthrough in the
development of a social security scheme that has over the years metamorphosed
applicable to over two lakh industrial units, across the length and breadth of the
country. In the ESI Scheme employer is the only link between the administrative
machinery and its service system on one hand and the workers on the other hand.