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ESIC Launches SPREE & Amnesty
Context:
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched SPREE-2025 and the Amnesty Scheme-2025 to expand social security coverage and simplify compliance for industries.
SPREE-2025:
- Full form: Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees.
- Duration: Till 31st December 2025.
- Features: Employers and employees can register on the ESI Portal, Shram Suvidha Portal, and Company Affairs Portal without demand of old dues.
- Benefit: Employers covered from date of registration; employees receive ESI health and social security benefits from registration date.
Amnesty Scheme-2025:
- Duration: 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026.
- Aim: A one-time dispute resolution scheme under the ESI Act.
- Coverage: Settlement of issues relating to damages, interest, and coverage disputes.
- Impact: Reduces litigation, promotes compliance, and ensures smoother delivery of social security benefits.
Significance:
- Expands the ambit of formal social security coverage.
- Encourages voluntary compliance over punitive enforcement.
- Provides relief to industries, particularly MSMEs, from litigation burden.
- Reinforces government’s commitment towards labour welfare and ease of doing business.
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