India News: NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday announced that dependants of workers who have died due to Covid-19 since March 23 last year will be eligible for.
Read more about Covid-19: Govt announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes on Business Standard. The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Sunday announced additional benefits for workers through social securities schemes run by the EPFO and the ESIC amid the Covid-19 pandemic
These benefits include pension for dependents of insured persons with Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) who died due to COVID-19 and hike in maximum sum assured under the group insurance scheme Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI), run by Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 6 lakh.
These benefits include pension for dependents of insured persons with Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) who died due to COVID-19 and hike in maximum sum assured under the group insurance scheme Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI), run by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 6 lakh.