Consider the following statements about Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948:
1. The Act is applicable to non-seasonal factories using power and employing 20 or more persons.
2. The ESI Scheme has already been implemented in different areas in all the States/Union Territories of India.
3. ESI Scheme being contributory in nature, all the employees in the factories or establishments to which the Act applies shall be insured.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CAPF – 2009
Statement 2 is correct in the context of the question’s likely timeframe. By the period this question was relevant, the ESI scheme had been extended to designated areas in virtually all States and Union Territories of India, even if not covering the entire geographical area uniformly.
Statement 3 is incorrect. While the ESI Scheme is contributory, it does not cover *all* employees. There is a wage limit for coverage. Employees earning above a specified wage ceiling are not covered under the ESI Act.
Therefore, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.