EMPLOYEES' STATE INSURANCE CORPORATION

                                                                                                                                New Delhi, March 11, 2008

No.N-12/13/1/2008-P&D:    In exercise of Powers conferred by Section 97 of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), the Employees' State Insurance Corporation hereby makes the following Regulations to amend the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950, the same having been previously published in the Gazette of India, Part-III, Section 4 dated January 26, 2008, inviting objections/Suggestions, if any, as required by Sub-Section(1) of the said Section, namely :-

1. (i)    These Regulations may be called the Employees' State Insurance (General) (Amendment) Regulations, 2008.

(ii)    These will come into force from 1st April, 2008.

2.        In the Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950, -

            (1)    In Regulation 26, after Sub-Regulation (1), the following Sub-Regulation 1(A) shall be inserted:

"1(A) Every employer shall be required to submit details in Form 5 (Return of Contribution) with regard to employees engaged through Principal and Immediate Employers and their coverage, submission of Declaration Forms, distribution of Temporary Identification Certificates/Permanent Identity Cards and wages considered for Payment of contribution and wages excluded for such purpose."

            (2)    The existing Form 5 shall be substituted with the new Form 5 which is can be downloaded from www.esicpunjab.org/downloads.php