ESI Coverage Applicability To Principal Employer On 10 Or More Employees Or 20 ?

Dear all,
recently i came to know that the applicability of ESI Act to establishment/ shops on 10 or more employees, (Earlier it was 20 or more for most of the states).
today i found a notification about delhi ESI applicability on 10 or more employees (http://esic.nic.in/CIRCULARS/PnD30-310311reductionofcoveragelimit.pdf)
IS it applicable only to Delhi or all UT and other states ?

Hi Priju,
I think its applicable to all States since the same rule applies in Kerala as well.

Dear Priju,
It is the new circular released by ESI department in all state.
You can see the following link which i have posted when Tamilnadu ESI department made an advertisement in leading newspaper.
https://www.citehr.com/381992-esic-c...decisions.html
Hope soon the same will be applied in PF also for the benefit of employees.

The amendment is applicable in union terrotories where central government is the appropriate government. In respect of those establsihments for which the Stae government is the appropriate government, it becomes applicable if the concerned state also brings about such amendment.
B.saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor.
Mumbai