Sources said, “Since the Monsoon Session can be announced soon, the Ministry wants to bring an ordinance before it. Once the ordinance comes into force, the Ministry will introduce the amendment bill in Parliament to make it a permanent law. The Ministry would be required to get the Cabinet’s nod for the ordinance, therefore a cabinet note would be sent soon.”
The Cabinet had earlier given in-principal approval to the idea of amending the ESIC Act. At present, the Act provides that only insured persons (numbering four crore) under the legislation can avail medical services of ESIC.
Under the proposed amendment, a new chapter V (A), Section 73 (A) would be added to the legislation under Transitory Provisions head. This would empower the Centre to frame new schemes for employees of new sectors with separate source of financing.
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