The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has extended the deadline by a year till June 30, 2021, for workers to avail of the unemployment benefit. The Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyna Yojna was launched in June 2018 for two years on a pilot basis.
Under the scheme, the unemployment benefit is paid to the workers covered under the ESI Scheme. For the employees who lost jobs due to coronavirus, the central government has extended the deadline for the claim of unemployment allowance to 30 June 2021. The employees who lost jobs during the Corona period, and are insured under the Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyna Yojna, can now apply till June 30, 2021, to get 50% salary for three months.