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ESIC hikes wage limit to bring more workers under net

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In a bid to bring more workers from unorganised sector under the health insurance scheme,the Employees State Insurance Corporation has increased the monthly wage limit to  Rs.21,000,Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya( pictured )said on Sunday.“Coverage under ESIC scheme was enhanced to Rs.15,000 in 2010.Now,government has taken a decision to hike the coverage from Rs.15,000 to Rs.21,000,”he said.He said the government was also strengthening the health infrastructure for the benefit of workers.The upward increase in revision would add about 3.5 million new members to the ESIC pool.
The  government is keeping a close watch on temperature-sensitive wheat cropas the Met Department has predicted warmer winter this year, Agriculture Secretary ShobhanaK Pattanayak  said  on Sunday. He also said the ongoing rabisowing has not been impacted much due to demonetisation.A central team sent to rural areas has found no significant impact on so wings of ar.Sowing of wheat,the main rabi(winter)crop,commenced from October and will continue till the month-end. Harvesting of the crop will start from April onwards.  India presses Iran to award Farzad-Bfield to OVL India has nudged Iran to quickly award rights to develop the coveted Farzad-Bgas field in the Persian Gulf to ONGCV idesh by wrapping up negotiations that have been dragging on for months.Oil MinisterDharmendra PradhanmetIranianForeignMinister MohammadJavadZarifonSaturdaytopress foraward of rights to develop the field,which was discovered by OVL,at the earliest.“Our relationship is much more than a usual (bilateral)relationship,”Pradhansaid.“We stood by them (Iran) in their difficult times(US and westerns anctions)and continued to buy oil from them.
Business Standard New Delhi,05th December 2016

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