A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF ESI BENEFITS AMONG EMPLOYEES IN ONE OF THE LEADING HOSPITALS IN BANGLORE

A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF ESI BENEFITS AMONG EMPLOYEES IN ONE OF THE LEADING HOSPITALS IN BANGLORE

Dr.R.Latha¹, B.Heshma²

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Administration , Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science college

²Student , Department of Hospital Administartion , Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science college

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Abstract - Employees' State Insurance Act (ESI Act), lapsed Parliament in 1948, was the primary important piece of social insurance legislation in independent India. The hospital not only majorly focuses on its customers but also treats its employees equally with a great heart by providing them certain facilities which would give them a sense of job securities, at the place they are working. Proving the health facilities for employees as well as their dependents not only motivates them to work but also helps the organization retain their staffs for a longer period of time. This paper explores the awareness and effective utilization of ESIC benefits in the workplace within the selected hospital. A questionnaire was framed and circulated to the employees of that hospital in order to study their extent of awareness and utilization on the benefits. The expected outcome of this paper is the improvement in already existing policy and framing of new policies and increasing the rate of awareness through different modes. The findings are also expected to pave the way for future research work.

Key Words : ESIC, Social Insurance, Awareness, Utilization of schemes.