• ESI scheme was launched under ESI Act, 1948 by MoLE. Ministry of Labour & Employment
• It aims to provide social security to the industrial workers in certain contingencies such as sickness, maternity, temporary or permanent physical disablement and death due to employment injury resulting in loss of wages or earning capacity.

<aside> 📢 Expansion of ESI Scheme and convergence with Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY).

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