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Topic: ESIC

EPFO doubles withdrawal limit to Rs 1 lakh for exigencies, govt working to hike salary ceiling for PF

Other change include relaxation of norms to allow a contributor to withdraw in the first six months of new job, says Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

ESIC recruits 1221 doctors, boosting healthcare services

General duty medical officers, assistant professors, and specialists join the team.

Senior Jharkhand IAS Officer takes charge as ESIC Director General

Shri Kamal Kishore Soan assumes additional responsibilities in the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

A govt health scheme soon for Uber, Ola, Zomato & other gig and platform workers in India

The scheme being firmed up will be funded by the Social Security Fund, where gig companies will have to put aside 1-2% of their annual turnover. 

Modi govt’s Jan Arogya scheme looks at group health insurance plans to cover the uninsured

NHA invites expressions of interest from insurance firms. It will not offer monetary aid but provide them with IT systems, hospital networks among other support under PMJAY framework.

ESIC health insurance scheme is flush with funds but that isn’t helping low-wage workers

ESIC has been battling several wars on different fronts — jump in subscriber base, poor infrastructure and bureaucratic processes.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.