Rule 18. Insurance of employees.

(1) The employer in respect of an establishment shall before or on the day of taking any person into employment, unless such person is already registered under Chapter IV of the Code, register him by entering his name and Aadhaar number and other details on the specified portal for such purpose and an insurance number shall be automatically allotted to the employee immediately on his registration which shall remain valid for a period of thirty days. Persons already registered under chapter IV shall be added on the specified portal by inserting Insurance number and date of appointment.

(4) The employer of the establishment shall be responsible for correctness of the particulars of the employee, filled on specified portal by him and the Insured Person shall be responsible for correctness of the particulars of his family submitted to the employer.

(5) The insurance number of an employee will be used by the employer for filing the contributions and for all other purposes in respect of the employee.

(6) The insurance number allotted to the employee under sub-rule (1) shall be used by him for availing any benefits available to him or his family members or both, as the case may be, under the Code. Explanation– For the purposes of this rule, “insurance number ” means a number allotted by the specified portal to an employee for the purpose of Chapter-IV of the Code, Central rules and regulations made thereunder.