01/08/2015
ESIC has extended its benefits to Construction site workers . The details are as under:
Sub: Extension of the ESI Scheme to Construction Site Workers-reg.
In partial modification of Hqrs. Instruction No. 4/99 vide a circular No. P-12(1l)-1l/27/99-Ins.IV dated 14.06.1999, it is informed that it has been decided to extend the ESI Scheme to the construction site workers deployed in the implemented areas w.eJ 01.08.2015.
I. All the construction agencies which have already been covered u/s 1(5), their site workers
also be covered and other construction agencies which may now come under coverage by
adding construction site workers.
II. The list of construction agencies/units covered under EPFmay be obtained for survey.
III. List of construction units paying cess towards Construction Workers' Welfare Board and the
construction workers registered for benefit under Building and other Construction Workers
Welfare Act, 1996 be obtained and surveyed and the benefits extended to such workers by
board also asked for.
IV. The Office of the State Labour Authorities may be approached for any supplementary
information for survey and other benefits extended to such workers.
V. Due publicity by release of Press Note/Public Notice for bringing awareness among the
employers and employees of their legal obligation for coverage of construction site workers
may be given apart from holding interaction with the representative body of the
employers/employees.
VI. During surveys, the details of workers with their Aadhar Card Number, RSBY Cards and
BOCWAct Registration Number may also be captured to the extent available.
VII. Pehchan Camps for capturing biometric and issue of Pehchan Cards/ Aadhar Cards seeding
may be arranged.
As it is to be ensured that all the construction workers are extended coverage by
31.12.2015
SUBJECT: Coverage of all the Construction Workers/Employees under Employees' State Insurance Act.
1. It has been decided to extend the benefits of the ESI Scheme to the construction site
workers also, located in the implemented areas w.eJ. 1stAugust, 2015 vide instruction no.
P-12/11/11/60/2010-RevJI dated 31/07/2015 in partial modification of the earlier
Instruction on the subject. For the coverage under ESI Act, the Construction Site
Workers/Employees are also to be considered.
2. The ESI Scheme is already applicable to employees engaged in the offices of the
Builders/Construction agencies. As per Hqrs. Office instruction No. 4/99 dated 14thJune,
1999, the construction site workers were excluded from ESI coverage.
3. In view of the above, all such employers, employing Construction site workers, are advised
to get these workers enqaqed on the construction sites in the implemented area registered
online. They may send these workers and their families to the nearest ESIC Branch Office
for their photography and capturing of biometrics so that Pehchan Cards could be issued to
the registered workers/employees for availing benefits under the ESI Act.
4. Once covered under the Act, the construction site workers/employees will be entitled for
benefits of complete medical care (from primary to tertiary medical care), as well as a
range of cash benefits in times of exigencies of employment injury, death, disablement,
maternity and unemployment.
5. With effect from 1.8.2015, all the provisions of the ESI Act, 1948 as amended and Rules
and Regulations as framed thereunder, are applicable to all such employers employing construction site workers. The employers are legally liable for compliance as per the provisions of ESI Act, 1948.
6. The ESI Scheme is also extended to those Construction agencies, which were earlier not covered due to employees in their offices being less than coverage limit but now will be
liable to be covered after addition of construction site workers.
