ESIC measures to facilitate ease of seeding and authentication of Aadhaar Numbers of insured persons & their family members

Employees’ State lnsurance Corporation vide circular dated 08/01/2024 has clarified that, in order to facilitate ease of seeding and authentication of Aadhaar Numbers of lnsured Persons & their family members, following provisions have been developed by the ICT division: –

1. lP Portal- lnsured Person can seed the Aadhaar of self and their family members by logging into lP Portal. Aadhaar can be seeded through link “Aadhaar Seeding for lP and dependents “by providing OTP received from UlDAl.
2. Employer Portal: – Employers can generate a new insurance Number by authenticating the Aadhaar number of an employee through OTP or biometrics. Employers can also seed the Aadhaar number of existing lnsured Persons and their family members on their behalf.
3. ESIC Staff: – Branch Offices/DCBOs serve as facilities for insured Persons to seed the Aadhaar numbers of themselves and their family members.
4. “AAA’ Mobile app: – Facility has been provided in “AAA” mobile app. wherein lP can seed the Aadhaar Number of self and their family members either through OTP or face authentication. Face authentication will reduce the dependency on OTP based and biometric based Aadhaar authentication.
5. lnsured Persons and their family members have the option to visit designated Kiosks set up in ESIC hospitals for the seeding of Aadhaar.