ESIC Extends New Amnesty Scheme 2025 to 31 December 2026
ESIC has extended its New Amnesty Scheme 2025, which lets employers and insured persons settle pending ESIC disputes, until 31 December 2026.
- Document
- Press releases
- Dated
- 02 Nov 2026
- Effective
- Extension period 01.10.2026 to 31.12.2026; scheme closes 31.12.2026.
- Act by
- 31.12.2026
This page was written by Patron Accounting’s AI from the official release and reviewed before publishing. It explains the document in plain language. It is not the document itself. Where this page and the original differ, the original governs.
The short version
- The scheme window was extended by three months, from 30 September 2026 to 31 December 2026.
- The extension is on the same terms and conditions as before.
- Court cases filed up to 31 March 2025 are eligible.
- Ad-hoc assessments can be settled by paying actual contributions and interest, with no damages.
- Cases already paid up can be withdrawn by paying 10% of the disputed damages.
In short
ESIC, the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, is giving employers and insured persons more time to settle disputes out of court. The Ministry of Labour & Employment announced this in a press release posted on 29 October 2026. The scheme is a one-time route to clear old ESI disputes and court cases.
What has changed
How it worked before
The New Amnesty Scheme 2025 ran from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. Employers with ESIC disputes had until that date to apply.
What has changed
The deadline has moved from 30 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. The rules and the settlement terms are unchanged.
Who this affects
Employers registered under ESIC with a pending dispute or court case filed by ESIC up to 31 March 2025. Insured persons, meaning employees covered by ESI, with pending cases are also included.
An example
A small garment unit in Surat received an ad-hoc assessment from ESIC and has not yet paid. Under the scheme, it can settle by paying the actual contributions and interest, and no damages will be charged. If the unit had already paid the dues and was still in court, it could withdraw the case by paying 10% of the disputed damages.
What you should do
If you have an ESIC dispute or court case, check whether it was filed up to 31 March 2025 and apply under the scheme before 31 December 2026. The full scheme details are in the ESIC flyer linked in the press release.
Deadline · 31.12.2026If you do nothing
The release does not say what happens to cases that are not settled under the scheme after 31 December 2026. It only states that the window closes on that date. Employers with open disputes should not assume the scheme will be extended again.
The terms explained
- New Amnesty Scheme 2025
- A one-time ESIC scheme that lets employers settle old disputes and court cases out of court, with reduced costs.
- ad-hoc assessment
- A one-off demand from ESIC for unpaid contributions, usually set by ESIC rather than calculated in the normal monthly way.
- damages
- Extra money charged on top of unpaid contributions as a penalty for late or missed payment.
- insured person
- An employee who is covered by ESI, the health and cash benefit scheme run by ESIC.
The original document
| Issued by | ESIC |
|---|---|
| Document | Press releases |
| Full title | ESIC Extends the New Amnesty Scheme 2025 till 31 December 2026: More Time for Employers and Insured Persons to Resolve Pending Cases |
| Issued on | 02 November 2026 |
| Effective | Extension period 01.10.2026 to 31.12.2026; scheme closes 31.12.2026. |
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