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.
India News: India continues to maintain the declining trend in daily new Covid cases. The country recorded less than 3 lakh cases for the 13th consecutive days no