How To Apply an ESI Card (Pehchan Card)?
The ESI Card also known as Pehchan Card is an identification card to avail benefits of the ESI scheme at empanelled hospitals and dispensaries. The card includes the beneficiaries name, father’s name, address and the unique ESI insurance number. It also includes the insured person’s photograph and their dependent’s details.
To download the ESI Pehchan Card, the employer needs to login into their account on the ESIC portal and fill the respective employee or worker’s details. Once the process is completed, ESIC will issue the magnetic smart card to either the employee’s address or may need to visit the ESIC branch to collect the same.
Also, the ESIC has made a new option on their portal to download employee’s ESI e-Pehchan card. Below is the process to download the e-Pehchan card:
- Step 1: Visit the ESIC Portal and login with your username and password.
- Step 2: On the new page, under the ‘Employee’ section, click on ‘e-Pehchan Card’.
- Step 3: Select the unit details and click on view.
- Step 4: You can view details of all the employees; however, you also have the option to narrow down the search by entering the respective employees’ insurance number and name.
- Step 5: On the same page where you can see details of all the employees, select ‘View Counter Foil’ against the respective employee. This ‘Counter Foil’ is the ‘e-Pehchan’ card.
- Step 6: On the new page, scroll down and click on ‘Print’ which can be downloaded as a PDF document.
- Step 7: On the printout, the respective employee has to sign and affix family or dependents photographs. This photo has to be attested and stamped by the employer or the ESIC official.
- Step 8: Ensure to get either the signature and stamp of the employer or the ESIC office on the e-Pehchan Card.