The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) scheme provides socio-economic protection to employees. Eligibility for coverage under the standard ESI scheme depends on the monthly wage limit. This limit was revised from ₹15,000 to ₹21,000 per month with effect from 1st January 2017. Given the reference to 2016/2017 in other questions, ₹21,000 is the relevant upper threshold for general employees around that period.
The upper threshold wage limit per month for an employee to avail benefits of ESI scheme is
Asked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016 · Topic: Employment and Welfare Schemes (Social Security Schemes (e.g., Atal Pension Yojana, PMJJBY, PMSBY))
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