Domestic workers to be brought under ESI fold soon: Bandaru Dattatreya

Posted by: 2016-08-16 02:28:00 ,
By Raj Kumar

Labour Ministry will soon launch a social security scheme for domestic workers on pilot basis in Delhi and Hyderabad as part of Central government?s commitment to provide health insurance for all, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Sunday.
?We will roll out a new scheme to bring domestic workers under the ESI fold. This scheme intends to provide ESI facilities to domestic workers. Employers need to contribute Rs 200 monthly towards this scheme that will enable medical facilities for domestic workers,? Dattatreya told reporters.
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