Answer-Which of the following statements is incorrect about the “Employee state insurance scheme&rdqu...

Q: Answer-Which of the following statements is incorrect about the &ldquo;Employee state insurance scheme&rdqu...

The ESI Scheme applies to factories and other establishments viz. Road Transport, Hotels, Restaurants, Cinemas, Newspaper, Shops, and EducationalMedical Institutions wherein 10 or more persons are employed.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect about the “Employee state insurance scheme”?

A The Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESI) is an integrated measure of social Insurance embodied in the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948.

B ESI is designed to accomplish the task of protecting employees against the impact of incidences of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury and to provide medical care to insured persons and their families.

C The ESI Scheme applies to factories and other establishment's viz. Road Transport, Hotels, Restaurants, Cinemas, Newspaper, Shops, and Educational/Medical Institutions wherein 50 or more persons are employed.

D Employees of the aforesaid categories of factories and establishments, drawing wages upto Rs. 15,000/- a month, are entitled to social security cover under the ESI Act.

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