Domestic workers to be brought under ESI fold soon: Dattatreya

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Labour Ministry will soon launch a social security scheme for domestic workers on pilot basis in Delhi and Hyderabad as part of Central governments commitment to provide health insurance for all, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said today. "We will roll out a new scheme to bring domestic workers under the ESI fold. This scheme intends to provide ESI facilities to domestic workers. Employers need to contribute Rs 200 monthly towards this scheme that will enable medical facilities for domestic workers," Dattatreya told reporters here.