|
 |
|
|
 |
Pehchan
Card is a multi purpose plastic magnetic identification
card to be issued to Insured Persons in place of
existing conventional paper cards. Two identical cards
will be issued, one for the use of insured person and
the other for the use of dependants / family members of
the insured person. |
|
|
|
|
|
Pehchan
Card can be used broadly -
a.
To avail medical treatment at any ESI
Hospital / Dispensary across the country
b.
To claim and draw cash benefits at any
ESI Branch Office across the country
c.
To have an interface with any ESI
institution |
|
|
When will the Pehchan Card be issued?
|
|
|
Pehchan Card will be issued after necessary
registration and capturing of biometric details of the
insured persons and their eligible family members
during Pehchan card camps, to be organized later at convenient
locations in and around Coimbatore. |
|
|
Why a fresh or special declaration form, and why not
declaration form already submitted at the time of entry
(old)?
|
|
|
Since data available in old declarations
may be outdated / obsolete / stale, they will not be
foolproof. Submission of data in fresh declaration form
is hence a must to collect current data. (This is in
interest of the registering beneficiaries). |
|
|
Where can I get the special
declaration form for Pehchan
card? |
|
|
A specimen special declaration form
for Pehchan card is being made
available to each employer who can take sufficient
number of copies. It can also be downloaded from the
website.
|
|
|
Should
the special declaration form for Pehchan card to submitted,
in specific
size and content? |
|
|
Yes,
in A4 size. No alteration in size or content is
permitted. |
|
|
|
How should the declaration form be
filled in? |
|
|
Declaration form in A4 size, has to be
filled-in, in a legible manner, without any overwriting,
so that, it can be read and processed easily. |
|
|
Is it mandatory to fill
all columns in the special declaration form for Pehchan
card? |
|
|
Yes. No columns should be
left blank |
|
|
Can I affix thumb
impression in the special declaration form for Pehchan card? |
|
|
Yes, in case of inability
to sign |
|
|
Can I affix employer seal
in the declaration form in the address box? |
|
|
You can affix the seal in
a legible manner, without smudging |
|
|
Should I affix photograph
with the declaration form (Form 1) for Pehchan card? |
|
|
No, photograph of IP /
family need not be affixed now
(Photographing and
capturing of bio-metric details of the insured person /
family members will be done in the upcoming Pehchan card
camps, to be organised later). |
|
|
Should I continue to
submit existing declaration forms in case of new
entrants? |
|
|
Yes. In case of new
entrants, existing declaration forms
(Form 1) with Temporary Identification Certificate portion should
be submitted with photograph, as usual. |
|
|
Should I submit special
declaration form for Pehchan card also in the case of such new entrants? |
|
|
Yes. |
|
|
Why such duplication in
the case of a new entrant? |
|
|
It is no duplication.
A new entrant requires a conventional paper card till he
may get a Pehchan card. Usual Form-a is necessary to
get the present paper card initially. Special / fresh
declaration form is necessary to get a Pehchan card
subsequently. |
|
|
Can I submit the data in
electronic form? |
|
|
Yes. Please see
specifications and
sample database
format |
|
|
Whether the updated data
in the special declaration form for Pehchan cards (e.g.
dispensary option) can be adopted for practical
purposes? |
|
|
Yes, there must be no bar. Please
approach Branch Manager for necessary remedy. |
|
|
Special declaration
form for Pehchan card has been submitted. What next? |
|
|
Please watch out for
announcement on Pehchan
Card camps for photographing and biometrics |
|
|
What will happen if the
special declaration form for Pehchan card is not submitted or
submitted with deficiencies? |
|
|
Beneficiaries may face
difficulties in getting Pehchan card later. (hence
submit, and submit without deficiency). |
|
|
How do an employer benefit
from the above exercise? |
|
|
An employer, being a major
stake holder in ESI Scheme, may do well to offer his
assistance in the current process, at the end of which
his own data gets updated and pruned. |
|
|
In case of difficulty /
doubt, whom should I contact? |
|
|
Please get in touch with
the concerned Branch Manager / Area Insurance Inspector
/ Shri.M.Karthikeyan, Assistant Director, at Sub
Regional Office (Mobile No.9843162890)
or mail to dir-kovai@esic.nic.in |
| |
| |
