Extended Sickness Benefit(ESB) is extendable upto two years in the case of 34 malignant and long-term diseases at an enhanced rate of -------- percent of wages.

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• Sickness benefit in the form of cash compensation at the rate of 70 per cent of wages is payable to insured workers during the periods of certified sickness for a maximum of ------ days in a year.
• Enhanced Sickness Benefit equal to full wage is payable to insured persons undergoing sterilisation for --------- days for male and ________ female workers respectively.
• Maternity Benefit for confinement/pregnancy is payable for three months, which is extendable by further one month on medical advice at the rate of full wage subject to contribution for -------- days in the preceding year.
• What are the emoluments earned by the employees which are not not come under the definition of 'Basic Wages' in Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (i) All emoluments which are earned by an employee while on duty or on leave or on holidays with wages in either case in accordance with the terms of the contract of employment and which are paid or payable in cash to him (ii)The cash value of any food concession. (iii) Any dearness allowance, house-rent allowance, overtime allowance, bonus, commission or other similar allowance payable to the employee in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment; (iv) Any presents made by the employer;
• The age of dependent for obtaining dependent’s benefit under the Employees State Insurance Act has now been enhanced from 18 years to
• In order to qualify for sickness benefit, the insured worker is required to contribute for ------- days in a contribution period of 6 months.
• An employer is liable to pay his contribution in respect of every employee and deduct employees contribution from wages bill and shall pay these contributions at the specified rates to the Corporation within -----------days of the last day of the Calendar month in which the contributions fall due.
• The term “Basic Wages” is defined in which section of the Provident Fund Act?
• Bonus is part of Basic Wages as defined in the respective section in the PF Act.
• Employees who are getting a daily average wages up to ________ are exempted from contributing employees’ share of ESI contribution.