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September 2026

• 28Sep

  LabourESI coverage notified in the entire area of 25 districts of Madhya Pradesh from 1 October 2026

  25 districts of MPRule change

  A Gazette notification under section 1(4) of the Code on Social Security covers the whole of Niwari, which was not implemented at all, and of 24 districts that were only partly covered.

• 3Sep

  LabourESIC recovery: C-18 notices on wages above ₹20 lakh need Joint Director’s prior approval; recovery offices to move to district Branch Offices

  C-18 above ₹20 lakh: JD approvalNew facility

  Two ESIC Headquarters memoranda change how dues are assessed and recovered. From the memorandum of 7 August 2026, a C-18 notice involving wages or omitted wages above ₹20 lakh needs prior approval of the Joint Director (Revenue). By an Office Memorandum of 3 September 2026, revenue recovery offices are to be decentralised from Regional and Sub-Regional Offices to Branch Offices, preferably one in a district.

• 1Sep

  LabourESIC issues SOP for compounding first-time offences under section 138 of the Code on Social Security: pay within 15 days, composition certificate in 10 days

  Pay in 15 days, certificate in 10New facility

  ESIC Headquarters has circulated a Standard Operating Procedure for compounding of offences under section 138 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 read with rule 54 of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026. An electronic compounding notice goes out in Form-XXIV; the employer pays and applies within 15 days; the composition certificate follows within 10 days. The amount is half the maximum fine for fine-only offences and three-fourths where imprisonment up to one year is also provided.