ESIC to cover entire India under ESI scheme by the end of year 2022.

KEY POINTS:

• The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) decided its health insurance scheme ESI will be implemented throughout the country by the end of 2022.
• Presently, the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme is fully implemented in 443 districts and partially implemented in 153 districts.
• A total of 148 districts are not covered under the ESI Scheme.
• The ESIC, under the chairmanship of Minister of Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav, has taken significant decisions to augment the medical care and service delivery mechanism across the country.
• It has been decided that the ESI Scheme will be implemented in the entire country by the end of 2022.