The Honorable Supreme Court has held that the payment of conveyance allowance does not fall under the definition of the term “wages” as defined in Sec 2(22) of ESI Act.
The Judgement of Honorable Supreme Court under the case M/s Texmo Industries Vs ESIC holds good w.e.f 08.03.2021
As per the notification dated on 1st October,2021 .Government of Gujarat has Revised Dearness allowance of the employees in the state for period of 1st October,2021 to 31st March,2022.
As per the latest notification dated on 1st October,2021. Government of Bihar has revised the variable dearness allowance of the employees in the state as follows:
| Categories of workers | Basic Minimum Wages | Variable Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1/10/2021 | Total Wages Per day w.e.f 1/10/2021 |
| Unskilled | 237 | 69 | 306/- Per Day |
| Semi Skilled | 247 | 71 | 318/- Per Day |
| Skilled | 301 | 87 | 388/- Per Day |
| Highly skilled | 367 | 107 | 474/- Per Day |
| Supervisory/Clerical | 6799 | 1972 | 8771/- Per Month |
As per the latest notification dated on 1st October,2021 .Government of Madhya Pradesh has revised the Daily and Monthly Variable Dearness allowance of the employees in the state.
| Class of Employees | Basic Wages | Basic Wages per Day | VDA Per Month | VDA Per Day | Total wage Per Month | Total Wage Per day |
| Unskilled | 6500 | 250 | 2300 | 88.46 | 8800 | 338 |
| Semi skilled | 7057 | 271.42 | 2600 | 100 | 9657 | 371 |
| Skilled | 8435 | 324.42 | 2600 | 100 | 11035 | 424 |
| Highly Skilled | 9735 | 374.42 | 2600 | 100 | 12335 | 474 |
As per notification dated on 07th June,2021. Government of Tamil Nadu revised the minimum rate of basic wages of employees in employment in the footwear making industry in the state of Tamil Nadu .Below are the updated rates:
| CLASS OF EMPLOYEES | ZONE A | ZONE B |
| ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF | ||
| Highly Skilled | 6348 | 6258 |
| Skilled | 5993 | 5904 |
| Semi Skilled | 5640 | 5550 |
| Unskilled | 4933 | 4843 |
| TECHNICAL STAFF | ||
| Skilled | 5640 | 5550 |
| Semi Skilled | 5286 | 5197 |
| Unskilled | 4933 | 4843 |
Maharashtra Govt has revised the Minimum wages from 01.07.2021 to 31.12.2021 . Marathi Notification is uploaded here. Further we have created and uploaded the English version which has the Basic wages & Special Allowance industry and zone wise. Below are the rates for S&E and Factories Schedules.
Note – An additional 5 % HRA is to be added along with the Minimum wages i.e. ( Basic +Special allowance) for establishments employing 50 or more employees
The member can file the online nomination form through UAN member portal which is available on Member Home (epfindia.gov.in)
Filling of e nomination form by an employee is mandatory. The procedure profile e-nomination form is attached herewith.
The EPF has provided separate login to each member (employee). The Link for same is Member Home (epfindia.gov.in). Many times the employees forget their password and are unable to login. Attached herewith is the procedure to reset the password of the member portal.
In order to link Aadhar with EPF the employee’s basic details like name and date of birth in the EPF website should be same as per his Aadhar Card. In case the basic details are different the employee must update the same through his member portal login. Attached file shows step by step procedure to modify basic details in EPF website.
To help family live a life of dignity and maintain a good standard of living, benefit of ESIC pension scheme for employment related death cases is being extended to even those who have died due to Covid. Dependent family members of such persons will be entitled to the benefit of pension equivalent to 90% of average daily wage
drawn by the worker as per the existing norms. This benefit will be available retrospectively with effect from 24.03.2020 and for all such cases till 24.03.2022.
Attached is the press release issued by PMO
