[Apply] ESIC Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana 2024 Application Form PDF Download Online for Insured Employees

ESI Corporation (ESIC) of central government has rolled out Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana for insured persons (IP) covered under the Employees State Insurance Act. 1948. Under this ABVKY Scheme, ESIC will provide relief payment amount upto 90 days (once in a lifetime) to employees in cash directly into their bank accounts in case of unemployment. This financial assistance would be given to employees even while they search for new engagement. Complete instructions such as eligibility criteria, application form will be issued separately.

The scheme was introduced w.e.f. 01-07-2018 on pilot basis for a period of two years initially, then extended from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, which has now been extended for another one year i.e. from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

ESIC Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana 2024 Apply

In Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana, govt. has decided to enhance the rate of unemployment relief under the scheme to 50% of wages from earlier rate of 25% along with relaxation in eligibility conditions. For availing ESIC Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana benefits, insured person should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of two years immediately before her/his unemployment. Moreover, he / she should have contributed for not less than 78 days in the contribution period immediately preceding to unemployment and minimum 78 days in one of the remaining three contribution periods in two years prior to unemployment.

Claims to get the relief can be made online at website www.esic.nic.in along with submission of the physical claim with an affidavit, photocopy of Aadhaar Card and Bank Account details to the designated ESIC Branch Office by post or in person.

Objectives of Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna

ESIC has launched this Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana keeping in mind the change in employment pattern. The current scenario of employment in India has been transformed from long employment to fixed short term engagement in the form of contract and temping. So, Employees must get assistance in case they get unemployed for sometime and search new job. If the private employee lose their job then for the 2 years government will provide them financial assistance.

Now Employers will encourage Aadhar (UID) Seeding in ESIC database of their workers and their family members. Aadhaar Seeding is must to avoid de-duplication and in order to transfer assistance directly into the bank account of employees.

Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana Application Form PDF Download Online

To take advantage of Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana you have to first visit the ESIC website and then download a form. After that you have to fill up the form and then submit it to any branch of ESIC. Along with the form you have to attach a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 20 with a notary affidavit. In which the form AB-1 to AB-4 will be submitted. An online feature has been launched for this. You can also visit the website www.esic.nic.in for more information.

• https://www.esic.nic.in/attachments/circularfile/93e904d2e3084d65fdf7793e9098d125.pdf
• The application form for this ABVKY scheme will appear as follows:-

Now all the insured people covered under Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 can avail benefits of Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY). Now, ESIC will provide financial assistance to people in case the employees leave their jobs and are finding a new one. Relief amount would be credited directly into their bank accounts.

Services Improvement in Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana by ESI Corporation (ESIC)

In 175th meeting of ESI Corporation which was held on 18 September 2018 in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Sh. Santosh Gangwar (Minister of state for Labour & Employment), ESIC has taken very important decisions to improve its services and benefits provided to insured persons and their dependents.

Who will not get benefit from Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Scheme

Any person who is insured with ESCI and who is discharged from the company for any reason or if any criminal case is filed against that person will not get benefit from this scheme. In addition,those who had taken voluntary retirement (VRS) will also not benefit from this scheme.

Aadhaar Seeding

ESI Corporation also approves the proposal for reimbursement of Rs. 10/- per person to employers. This would encourage and enhance Aadhaar Seeding of workers and their family members in ESIC database. It will restrict multiple registrations from same Insured people and thus will enable them to get scheme benefits which requires longer contributory conditions.

Increased Amount for Funeral Expenses of Insured Employees

ESI Corporation approves the proposal to enhance the funeral expenses to Rs. 15,000. Previously, all the insured employees were entitled to get Rs. 10,000 as funeral expenses. Now the funeral expenses has been raised from existing Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 15,000 being paid on the death of Insured Person.

Eligibility Conditions Relaxed to Avail Super Specialty Treatment

ESI Corporation has made relaxations in the eligibility conditions to avail Super Specialty Treatment as follows:-

• Previously, insurable employment of 2 years was necessary to avail super specialty treatment. This have now been reduced to 6 months with contribution requirement of only 78 days.
• Eligibility to avail Super Specialty Treatment for dependents of insured person under Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana has also been relaxed to 1 year of insurable employment with 156 days contribution.

The new modified provisions would help insured persons and their beneficiaries to get Super Specialty treatment absolutely free as per revised eligibility.

Source : https://www.esic.nic.in/abvky