{"id":2660,"date":"2025-08-25T17:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/?p=2660"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:02:13","slug":"update-on-esic-benefits-facilities-august-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/update-on-esic-benefits-facilities-august-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on ESIC Benefits &#038; Facilities &#8211; August, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment has recently announced significant updates for ESIC (Employees\u2019 State Insurance Corporation) beneficiaries:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aadhaar verification is <strong>no longer mandatory<\/strong> \u2013 workers will not be denied medical or cash benefits if Aadhaar authentication is not completed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aadhaar authentication<\/strong> will remain voluntary, and beneficiaries can use alternate IDs like PAN, Passport, Driving License, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Collaboration with <strong>Ayushmaan Bharat \u2013 PMJAY<\/strong> to extend secondary &amp; tertiary care to ESIC beneficiaries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enhancement<\/strong> in Permanent Disablement Benefit (PDB) &amp; Dependents\u2019 Benefit (DB).<\/li>\n<li>New initiatives like <strong>online claim submission<\/strong> for insured persons\/women for faster &amp; hassle-free services.<\/li>\n<li>These steps are aimed at making ESIC services more accessible, patient-friendly, and inclusive, ensuring no beneficiary is left out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A positive move towards strengthening India\u2019s social security net and employee welfare system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment has recently announced significant updates for ESIC (Employees\u2019 State Insurance Corporation) beneficiaries: Aadhaar verification is no longer mandatory \u2013 workers will not be denied medical or cash benefits if Aadhaar authentication is not completed. 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