1. The scheme of giving incentives to employers, for providing employment to persons with disabilities in the private sector, as approved by the Government would be as under:-
1.
Total Outlay : Rs.1800 crore for the 11th Five Year Plan
2.
Sector covered : Private Sector
3.
Jobs to be created : 1 lakh per annum
4.
Salary limit : Employees with disabilities, with monthly
wage up to Rs.25000/- per month, working in the private sector would be
covered.
5.
Incentives : Payment by Government of the employer’s
contribution to the Employees Provident Fund and Employees State Insurance for
the first three years. The administrative charges of 1.1% of the wages of the
employees covered under the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous
Provisions (EPF&MP) Act will continue to be paid by the employer.
2. Conditions:-
A. The
Scheme will be applicable to the employees with disabilities:-
1.
Covered under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Tights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the
National Trust for Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental
Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999.
2.
n the private sector all over India on enrolment of the
employees in Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the Employees State Insurance
(ESI), under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1952 and Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 respectively. In the State of Jammu
and Kashmir, the employees would be registered in EPF under the J&K
Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1961.
3.
Appointed on or after 1.4.2008.
B. The employers would submit a copy
of the disability certificate, issued to the disabled employee by the Competent
Authority under the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protections
of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 and the Persons with Disabilities (
Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Rules, 1996,
first time when such benefit under EPF and ESI is claimed.
C. The
Government will directly provide employer’s contribution for the schemes
covered under the Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions
Act, 1952 and the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. This will be done in
respect of employees for a maximum period of three years. The administrative
charges of 1.1% of the wages of the employees covered under the EPF Act will
continue to be paid by the respective employers.
3. The Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment would make available to the Employees Provident Fund
Organization and Employees State Insurance Corporation lump sum funds by way of
advance. These would be used for he purposes of adjustment of individual climes
received from the employers under the scheme. The amount with the organizations
would be replenished periodically. Initially both the organizations would be
provided Rs. 5 crore each and considering the requirement, the amount would be
subsequently enhanced. The advance amount would be subject to quarterly review
by the high level committee to be set up.
4. To monitor the implement of the
scheme, a high level Committee Co-chaired by the Ministries of Labour &
Employment and Social Justice & Empowerment would be constituted. The
composition of the Committee will be as follows:
1.
Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment - Chairman
2.
Secretary, Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment -
Co-Chairman
3.
Joint Secretary, M/Labour & Employment - Member
4.
Chief Provident Fund Commissioner of Employees Provident
Fund Organization - Member
5.
Commissioner, Employees State Insurance Corporation -
Member
6.
Joint Secretaries & Financial Advisors from the
Ministries of Social Justice & Empowerment and Labour &
Employments - Member.
7.
Joint Secretary level officer ill Ministry of Social
Justice & Empowerment - Member Secretary.
5. The
Committee would meet periodically, as per requirement, with a minimum sitting
of once in a quarter and consider various issues necessary for the smooth
functioning of the scheme.
