ESI Return
ESI is applicable to any entity that employs ten or more people, such as shops, hotels and restaurants that is not engaged in manufacturing, cinemas, road motor transport establishments, newspaper establishments, private educational and medical institutions.
The minimum number of employees required to subscribe for ESI scheme varies with states, such as Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Goa, Chandigarh, and Assam-20; Jharkhand, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Delhi-10.
ESI return is done on a half-yearly basis and the due dates are fixed as 11th of November and May.
| Type | DUE date |
| ESI payment due date | On or before 15th of every month |
| ESI Return due date | 11th of Nov and 11th of may |
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