Code On Social Security 2020 Becomes Operational: ESIC Expands 'Dependant' And 'Family' Benefits
| Published date | 05 December 2025 |
| Subject Matter | Employment and HR, Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions, Employee Benefits & Compensation, Employee Rights/ Labour Relations |
| Law Firm | IndiaLaw LLP |
| Author | Rahul Sundaram |
Introduction
Barely a week after the Ministry of Labour & Employment notified the coming-into-force of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (CoSS) vide Gazette Notification No. 5143 dated 21 November 2025, the Employees' State Insurance Corporation has moved to operationalise the enlarged social-security basket. Circular No. N-11011/2/2025-BFT-II, issued on 28 November 2025 under the signature of the Deputy Director (Benefit) and approved by the Director-General, commands every disbursing and medical office of the Corporation to extend Dependent Benefit and medical care to two additional classes of relatives who were hitherto outside the ESI Act, 1948 (now repealed) net.
Legal Trigger
Section 2(24)(c) of the CoSS re-defines...
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