Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana

The scheme named as "Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana" is a welfare measure for employees covered under Section 2(9), in the form of cash compensation up to 90 days, once in a lifetime,to be claimed after 3 months in one or more spells for being rendered unemployed; provided the employee should have completed 2 years of insurable employment and has contributed not less than 78 days in each of the 4 consecutive contribution periods immediately preceding to the claim of the relief. The relief shall not exceed 25% of the average earning per day.

The ESICorporation in its 175th meeting on 18.09.2018 decided to provide Relief to the Insured Person (IP) who has been rendered unemployed subject to the exclusions in the form of cash compensation .

Duration of allowance

1. The maximum duration, for which an IP shall be eligible to draw the Relief under the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) will be 90 days once in life time after a minimum of two years of Insurable Employment and subject to the contributory conditions specified above.
2. The claim for relief under the Atal Beemit Kalyaan Yojana will be payable after the three months of his/her clear unemployment.
3. The relief will be paid for clear month of unemployment. No prospective claim will be allowed.
4. In case the beneficiary gets gainful employment in between the three months of unemployment for which he was eligible for relief under ABVKY, the relief will be payable for clear month of unemployment between the date of unemployment and date of re-employment. The balance of 90 days of relief in this case may be claimed in the same manner as mentioned above based upon the initial contributory conditions by the beneficiary in case he again renders unemployed from Insurable employment within one year from initial unemployment.

Eligibility

• Employees who are covered under Section 2(9) of the ESI Act 1948.
• The Insured Person (IP) should have been rendered unemployed during the period the relief is claimed.
• Applicant should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of two years.
• He/She should have contributed not less than 78 days during each of the preceding four contribution periods.
• Aadhar and Bank Account of the Insured Person should be linked with insured person database
• The contribution in respect of him should have been paid or payable by the employer.
• The contingency of the unemployment should not have been as a result of any punishment for misconduct or superannuation or voluntary retirement.

ABVKY Relief will not be applicable under following circumstances:

1. If the employees declared illegal Strike resorted to by the competent authority.
2. If contributory service is less than 2 years
3. During lock out.
4. On attaining the age of superannuation.
5. On being re-employed elsewhere during the period he/she is in receipt of Relief under ABVKY.
6. Dismissal/termination under disciplinary action.
7. Voluntary abandonment of employment/ voluntary retirement/ premature retirement.
8. Convicted (i.e. punished for false statement) under the provisions of Section 84 of the ESI Act read with Rule 62 of the ESI (Central) Rule
9. On death of beneficiary

How to apply for claim for relief

1.The claimant can apply for relief claim anytime after being rendered unemployed, but not later than 1 year from the date of unemployment to the appropriate Branch Office in the form of affidavit in the prescribed Form (AB-1)

2.The applicant have to submit his claim to his designated Branch office.

3.On the ESIC Portal a link for generating claim for Atal Bimit Kalyan Yojana will be given.

4.The Insured Person will have to enter his

1. insurance number,
2. Aadhar Number,
3. Bank Account Number,
4. the period of claim.
5. Bank Account Details
6. Mobile Number

5.

The system will check his eligibility: -

• if he is eligible it will generate claim Form AB-1 along with a forwarding letter from his last employer in Form AB-2 and instruction for the IP
• If he is not eligible, a regret message of his ineligibility will be sent.

6.The eligible Insured person will take the printout of the claim submitted above and letter generated by the system to the employer and submit the duly signed claim in affidavit along with required forwarding by the employer to his designated ESIC Branch Office. Each claim thus generated will have an auto generated unique ID number.

7.On claim receipt the details as mentioned by the applicant IP will be checked in the system by the staff at the Branch Office under supervision of the Branch Manager. Then, the system will calculate the claimant's eligibility for relief under the scheme and its quantum for which the claimant is entitled based upon the details provided by the IP as well as the contribution and other details available in the system.

8.The payment of the relief will be made to the IP's bank account.

Payment Mode

• The Relief under ABVKY will be paid by Branch Office to IP directly in his bank account electronically only.
• In the event of death of IP, the amount of Relief under ABVKY shall be paid/ payable to his/her nominee/legal heir by the account payee cheque only.
• The claimant's bank account details in the ESIC Database is a pre-condition for claiming this relief,
• In case the bank account details of the claimant are not available in the ESIC Database or the IP has changed his bank account then the same may be authenticated by the Branch Manager on the basis of the canceled cheque leaf or the passbook of the bank account having name of the claimant on it, which the claimant will provide along with the claim for this relief.
• The claim shall be processed on AB-3.

Contact Details :

AddressEmployees' State Insurance Corporation
Panchdeep Bhawan
Comrade Indrajeet Gupta (CIG) Marg,
New Delhi - 110 002.

Toll-Free:1800-11-2526
1800-11-3839 (For Medical related queries/advice) 

Fax011-23235481, 23234537

Phone No011-23234092, 23234093, 23234098, 23235496,
23236051, 23235187, 23236998 (EPABX)

E-mail

• For Suggestions/Grievances :
  pg-hqrs@esic.nic.in  
• For Information Technology (IT) related issues :
  itcare@esic.nic.in 

Website Information
ManagerSh. P.B Mani
Addl. Commissioner
E.S.I. Corporation
Hqrs. Office, Panchdeep Bhawan
C.I.G. Marg, New Delhi - 110002,