New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) State-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has Rs 7,318.5 crore in unclaimed funds as of March 31, 2026, the Finance Ministry informed Parliament on Monday. In a written reply to a question in Parliament, the ministry said the accumulated amount includes Rs 5,564.5 crore of unclaimed policyholder money and Rs 1,753.95 crore as accrued income generated on those funds.Separately, the government clarified that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) …
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Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, on Tuesday inaugurated the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum (TUF) Summit 2026 here, calling for building a worker-centric global order where technological advancement is guided by social justice, responsible innovation and human dignity. Addressing delegates from BRICS countries at the inaugural session, the Union Minister said that India’s BRICS Presidency theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Tuesday approved key proposals to strengthen the organisation’s healthcare infrastructure, expand medical education, and improve the corporation’s efficiency and service delivery.The meeting, chaired by Labour & Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, decided that all upcoming and newly commissioned ESI Hospitals will be directly managed by the ESIC. Hospitals currently under state governments and undergoing re…
Ahmedabad, June 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth around Rs 18,800 crore in Surat, marking one of the largest infrastructure investment programmes undertaken in the city in recent years. The projects included a 220-bedded Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Hospital in Surat, strengthening Gujarat’s ESI healthcare system and also highlighting government’s sustained efforts in ensuring quality…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation has launched a centralised online patient feedback system across all hospitals and dispensaries nationwide to capture real‑time patient experience on cleanliness, staff behaviour and medicine availability, an official statement said on Monday.The system is equipped with OTP validation, multilingual support, and real-time monitoring dashboards to instantly flag service ratings below 3 for immediate corrective action, the statem…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched a nationwide annual health check-up initiative for all workers aged 40 and above under new Labour Codes, marking a major milestone in strengthening occupational healthcare and social security coverage for India’s workforce.The free health check-ups for all workers above 40 years of age will now be conducted across the country every year.Mandaviya said the implementation of the four Labour Codes reflects Prime Min…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The first Employees’ State Insurance Corporation hospital in Kashmir was inaugurated at Ompora, Budgam, Srinagar, a 30‑bedded facility expected to directly benefit over 50,000 workers and their family members, an official statement said on Friday.The hospital was built at a cost of Rs 165 crores with provision for expansion up to 100 beds, and the inauguration marks a milestone expansion of worker welfare services in the region, the Ministry of Labour & Employm…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Highlighting India’s rapid strides towards becoming a sports powerhouse, iconic athletes Rupinder Pal Singh and Rohit Tokas expressed deep appreciation for the country’s successful award of hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2030 after a long gap of 20 years.Rupinder Pal Singh, who was part of the Indian hockey team that won an Olympic bronze medal after a gap of 40 years in Tokyo 2020, said the massive push by the Government of India and collective efforts put in by …
Jaipur, Feb 12 (IANS) Nagaur MP and National President of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), Hanuman Beniwal, on Thursday raised concerns over workers’ rights in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and demanded a policy mandating 80 per cent local employment in industries.Participating in the debate, Beniwal highlighted issues relating to the rights and security of workers, factory employees, contract labourers, gig workers and other cont…
Satara (Maharashtra), Feb 11 (IANS) A Social Security Officer of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Maharashtra’s Satara district has been sentenced to one year of imprisonment along with a fine in a bribery case, officials said on Wednesday.The Special Judge for Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act cases, Satara, on Tuesday convicted Swapnil Jadhav, who was posted as Social Security Officer (SSO) at ESIC, Satara, at the time of the offence.According to the Central Bureau of I…