MSMED Bill promises faster payments, but TReDS hurdles and GST ambiguity may leave smaller firms behindThe Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Amendment) Bill was passed by Parliament last week, nearly two decades after the MSMED...
15 Aug, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Telangana audit flags over ₹1,100 crore PF irregularities in outsourcing systemA comprehensive audit conducted by the Telangana government has uncovered more than ₹1,100 crore in suspected irregularities related to pro...
14 Aug, 2026, 05.08 PM IST
India’s ethanol supplies top 800 crore litres as grain-based share rises to 76%: AIDAA total of 93 crore litres of ethanol was supplied during July, taking cumulative supplies beyond the 800-crore-litre milestone.
12 Aug, 2026, 11.43 AM IST
Karnataka plans new procurement framework to ease startup tech adoptionThe initiative, to be rolled out under Government First, is awaiting Cabinet approval. It will establish an expert committee comprising mem...
05 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India's ethanol mission sees state-run fuel firms spend Rs 1.72 lakh crorePublic Sector OMCs spent over Rs 48,000 crore on ethanol procurement in ESY 2023-24. They procured Rs 73,996 crore worth of ethanol during ...
21 Jul, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Maharashtra health minister urges Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to revise income eligibility limit for ESIS beneficiariesUnion Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Ambedkar convened in New Delhi to assess the Employees’ State Insu...
18 Jul, 2025, 01.52 PM IST
ESI Act should be given "liberal interpretation": Supreme Court, says it is a social welfare legislationWhile dealing with an appeal filed by the ESI Corporation against the February 2021 verdict passed by the high court of the state of Telang...
20 Jan, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
BCCI is a 'shop', provisions of Employees State Insurance Act applicable: Supreme CourtThe top court said ESI Act is welfare legislation enacted by the Centre and a narrow meaning should not be attached to the words used in th...
31 Aug, 2022, 03.38 PM IST
Govt to provide medical coverage, other benefits under Employees State Insurance schemeOnce notifications for ESI coverage are issued by the respective states/ UTs, the casual and contractual workers working with municipal bod...
10 Jun, 2021, 04.54 PM IST
ESI beneficiaries can get medical services at empaneled hospitalsBeneficiaries of the ESI health insurance scheme can get medical care at nearby private hospitals empanelled with the Employees' State Insu...
18 Feb, 2021, 09.17 PM IST
Trade unions condemn government's move to reduce ESI contributionThe government reduced the contribution under the Employees' State Insurance Act from from 6.5% to 4% which it cleaned will benefit 3.6 cro...
14 Jun, 2019, 05.32 PM IST
Modicare-like option in ESI faces heat from RSS affiliateTrade union members of the ESIC are opposing the government’s plan to introduce health insurance schemes offered by other insurers as an op...
13 Feb, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
Mega health shield scheme may include ESI planThe inclusion of ESI will extend the insurance benefits to over 10 crore people. Currently, the health protection scheme is targeting to co...
08 May, 2016, 11.48 AM IST
Bengal ESI hospitals get incentive grant from Centre: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that an incentive grant of Rs 22.33 cr had been provided by Centre for an excellent performance of ESI ...
08 Nov, 2014, 11.26 PM IST
No more ESI medical colleges: Union Labour Minister Narendra Singh TomarUnion Labour Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today said the one proposed at Bhubaneswar would be established as it was already decided.
27 Aug, 2014, 10.18 PM IST
- ESI International betting big on Indian corporate training market
Buoyed by phenomenal growth in India's training market, US-based ESI International, which provides consulting and training solutions, today...
02 Jun, 2008, 11.51 AM IST
- Amnesty scheme to settle ESI cases in Bengal circle
The West Bengal circle of the Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESI) hopes to settle as much as 60% of cases pending in different cou...
08 Aug, 2006, 03.15 AM IST