ESIC Portal - Services Offered and Login Process

The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is an independent entity that is dedicated to providing funds for the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) scheme. The ESIC has a good online portal that offers exclusive services for employees and employers. The web portal of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is user-friendly and informative. 

The ESI scheme is governed by the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI). It primarily aims to take care of the medical requirements of employees when there is a loss of wages due to eventualities related to health. It is a statutory entity that was set up under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.  

The ESI scheme is a scheme that intends to financially help employees when they go through financial hassles due to events such as disablement, occupational disease, illness, or death because of employment injuries. Any firm with 10 or more employees has to mandatorily complete the ESIC registration. 

Services Offered by the ESIC Portal 

The official web portal of the ESIC has a separate segment for the services offered by them. The services are broadly classified into employee-related services and employer-related services. 

For Employees 

Under the category for employees, the services that are provided by the ESIC include: 

• IP Portal 
• Tie-up hospitals 
• Scale of medical benefits 

Login Process for the ESIC IP Portal 

The IP Portal [Insured Person Portal] is an external link that can be accessed by any user. It is a portal that is designed exclusively for employees. The steps to log in to this portal are given below: 

• First, visit the official website of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). 
• Next, you will see different clickable options on the side. From the options, click on ‘Services’. 
• Under ‘Services’, you will see ‘Employees’. Click on this option. 
• You will now see ‘IP Portal’. Click on this and you will see a note that it is an external note and will ask if you want to proceed with the link. Click ‘OK’. 
• You will be redirected to a new page where you have to sign in. 
• You will need to log in with your user name. The user name is your ESIC Insurance Number (IP Number). 
• You will then have to key in the captcha code. 
• Next, click on ‘Login’. Then, you will be able use the services available on the website. 

Tie-up Hospitals on the ESIC Portal 

If you want to see the tie-up hospitals associated with the ESIC, you can view them on the portal. There are ESIC hospitals in different cities across various states in the country. To see the tie-up hospitals, you need to follow the below-mentioned steps: 

• Visit the official website of the ESIC. 
• Click on ‘Services’, which can be seen on the right side. Under ‘Services’, click on ‘Employees’. 
• Under this, click on ‘Tie-up Hospitals’. 
• You will arrive on a separate page with the heading ‘Tie-up Hospitals’. 
• You will be required to fill a small online form by filling the fields – 
• Search Office: To search by office name. 
• From: Fill the ‘from’ date in dd/mm/yyyy. 
• To: Fill the ‘to’ date in dd/mm/yyyy. 
• Console: To search by console number. 
• Subject: To search by subject.  
• After filling these fields, you will have to click on ‘Search’ to view the different results. 
• You may also choose ‘View All’ to see the multiple results. 
• If you choose this option, you will be able to see all the hospitals that have tied up with the ESIC. You will be able to view the name of office, the subject such as empanelment of hospitals for different kinds of treatments, the illnesses for which treatments are offered, etc. You will also be able to get specific contact details to help you get more information. 

Scale of Medical Benefit 

The scale of medical benefit refers to the level of treatment that is prescribed to insured persons and family members of the insured persons. This prescription is provided as per Section 57 of Act along with Section 58(1 & 3) of Act under State Medical Benefit Rules. 

An insured person and his or her family member is not allowed to claim any medical treatment above this prescribed level.  

Insured persons are allowed to get treated in ESI hospitals, dispensaries, recognised institutions, and diagnostic centres. As a beneficiary of the ESIC scheme, an insured person is entitled to receive outpatient treatment, consultation with specialists, in-patient treatment, domiciliary treatment, drugs dressings, artificial limbs, aids, and appliances for free, laboratory services, ambulance service, immunisation, integrated family welfare, medical certification, and special provisions.  

Family members of insured persons are entitled to full medical treatment, which refers to all services provided to IPs, and this includes hospitalisation. The family members can also get ‘expanded medical care’, which refers to every facility excluding hospitalisation. A few IPs residing in Bihar and Gujarat belong to this particular classification. 

For Employers 

Under the category for employers, the services that are provided by the ESIC include: 

• Employer Portal  
• Shram Suvidha Portal 

Login Process for the ESIC Employer Portal 

• First, visit the official website of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). 
• Next, you will see different clickable options on the side. From the options, click on ‘Services’. 
• Under ‘Services’, you will see ‘Employers’. Click on this option. 
• You will now see ‘Employer Portal’. Click on this and you will see a note that it is an external note and will ask if you want to proceed with the link. Click ‘OK’. 
• You will be redirected to a new page where you have to sign in with accurate credentials. 

Signup Process for the ESIC Portal 

In order to sign up to the ESIC portal, you will be required to follow the steps given below: 

• You will first have to go to the signup segment on the ESIC portal. 
• You will now see a small online form, in which you will have to fill the required fields. The fields are as follows: 
• Name of the company 
• Name of the principal employer 
• Choose the state from the drop-down list. 
• Choose your region from the drop-down list. 
• Key in your email address. 
• In the next field, enter your phone number. 
• You will then have to tick a box to confirm your factory or establishment is under Exclusive Labour Contractor or Man Power Supplier, Contractors Supplying Labour, and Security Agency categories. If it is not, then you will have to register by clicking on the Common Registration Link that is available for ESIC or EPFO. This link is available on the ESIC portal. The link will redirect you to the Shram Suvidha Portal. 

Login Process for the Shram Suvidha Portal 

• First, visit the official website of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). 
• Next, you will see different clickable options on the side. From the options, click on ‘Services’. 
• Under ‘Services’, you will see ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’. Click on this option. 
• You will be redirected to a new page where you have to sign in with accurate credentials, which are your User ID, Password, and the Verification Code. Then, click on ‘Submit’. 
• If you do not have an account, you can create a Shram Suvidha Account. 

Health Services Offered on the ESIC Portal 

The different types of services that are provided on the ESIC portal include: 

• Dispensary 
• Employment State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) hospitals (that are run by the state government) 
• Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals (that are run by ESI Corporation) 
• Medical educational institutions 

You may visit the ESIC website for more information on how to avail the various services provided by the organisation.