Dependant Benefit

• Report of death due to employment injury
  The employer should send the report of death to the appropriate Branch Office and the dispensary to which the IP was attached by special messenger or by telephone. IF Branch Office is closed, the Branch Manager should be informed at his residence, so that the Manager can visit the place of death to conduct an on the spot investigation. The IMO shall also visit, examine the body and if considered necessary arrange for post mortem examination
  
   
• Issue of death certificate
  Certificate will be issued by IMO if he examines the body or else any other Medical Officer (Hospital / institution that had examined the body or attended on the disabled person at the time of death.
   
• Investigation by the Manager
  Manager will  conduct immediate investigation of the case like any other employment injury to obtain statement of witnesses, their signatures, possession of death certificate if any issued. He will collect the Death certificate and post mortem certificate if any.  He will also conduct wage verification / obtain ESIC-32 and verify its correctness . Further he will ascertain the names of the known dependants, their relationship and obtain the supporting documents like proof of age, certificate of infirmity etc. duly attested by any competent authority. 
  
• Action at Branch Office
  Manager will then take a provisional decision about death due to employment injury on the basis of  facts disclosed in the report and ascertained / verified during his investigation.
   
  Branch Office will issue notice calling for claims from dependants under Regulation 81 in the standard form.
   
• Branch Office  will examine the eligibility of each claimant and work out the daily rate. If there is no proof of age the dependant is referred to Medical referee for assessing the age.
  
• Commence the first payment of dependant's benefit by calling all the dependants in person and after satisfying their identity.
• In case of death / remarriage/ marriage/ attaining the age of 18 years etc. of any dependant, payment is stopped to that dependant and the case is referred to Regional Office for review of benefit.