Regional Office, Chennai is at Panchdeep Bhawan, 143, Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034, Tamil Nadu. Contact: phone 04428306300 and email rd-tamilnadu@esic.gov.in. ESIC runs the scheme through regional and sub-regional offices, each with the jurisdiction ESIC publishes and the branch offices under it. Employer-side matters for the area, such as coverage, contribution compliance and inspections, are handled at this level, while insured persons' cash benefits are paid through the branch offices.
Address and contact details
| Office | Regional Office, Chennai |
|---|---|
| Address | Panchdeep Bhawan, 143, Sterling Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034. |
| PIN code | 600034 |
| City and state | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Telephone | 04428306300 |
| rd-tamilnadu@esic.gov.in | |
| ESIC helpline | 1800-11-2526 (toll-free), medical helpline 1800-11-3839 |
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Jurisdiction: areas this office covers
Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Ranipet, Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Tirupattoor, Villupuram, Cuddalore, Kallakurichi
This is the jurisdiction as ESIC publishes it. If your establishment is on the boundary, the ESIC code and the office named on your registration letter decide which office you deal with.
What this office handles
In practice this covers:
- Employer coverage and registration questions for establishments in its jurisdiction
- Contribution compliance, inspections and recovery of dues
- Supervision of the ESIC branch offices in its area
- Escalated grievances of employers and insured persons
ESI cash benefits at a glance
From ESIC's benefits page. Branch offices handle the claims; rates are a share of the insured person's average daily wages.
| Benefit | What ESIC pays |
|---|---|
| Sickness benefit | 70% of wages, for up to 91 days in a year |
| Maternity benefit | Full wages for 26 weeks, extendable by one month on medical advice |
| Temporary disablement benefit | 90% of wages while the disability lasts |
| Permanent disablement benefit | Monthly payment at 90% of wages, scaled to the loss of earning capacity certified by a Medical Board |
| Dependants' benefit | Monthly payment to dependants of a worker who dies from an employment injury, up to 90% of wages |
| Funeral expenses | Actual cost, up to ₹20,000; claim on Form 22 at the nearest ESIC branch office |
| Unemployment allowance (ABVKY) | 50% of wages for up to 90 days, once in a lifetime |
Example: an insured person whose average daily wage is ₹600 and who is certified sick gets sickness benefit at 70%, that is ₹420 a day, for the certified days, up to 91 days in a year.
What to carry
- Employers: the 17-digit ESIC employer code, an authorisation letter for the person visiting, contribution challans for the period, and the notice or letter you are replying to.
- Insured persons escalating a claim: insurance number or e-Pehchan card, the branch office name and any reply already received.
Call or email first: offices can tell you if a visit is needed at all, and which counter or section to go to.
Do it online instead
- ESIC IP portal: insured person details and the e-Pehchan card.
- ESIC employer portal: register employees, file monthly contributions and pay challans.
- Toll-free 1800-11-2526; medical helpline 1800-11-3839.
Most office visits by employers start with a payroll mistake: a wrong wage figure in the ESI return, a missed month or an employee without an insurance number. FundRaksha HR works out ESI on every payroll run and gives you the ESI file to upload, so the monthly return matches the payslips. Check the numbers with the free ESI calculator.
Nearby ESIC offices
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Adayar: No. 112 2nd Floor, Thiruvalluvar Salai, Shree Venkateswara Complex, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 600041.
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Ambattur: M.T.H. Road, E.S.I Disp. Complex, Ambattur Chennai - 600053
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Royapettah: E.S.I.Corporation, No.1, Sunguvar Street, E.S.I.C.Dispensary Complex, Triplicane, Chennai-600005
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Tambaram: E.S.I Dispensary Complex, Mudichur road, West Tambaram, Chennai-600045
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Tondiarpet: ESI Corpooration, 27 3, Kummalamman Koil Street, Tondiarpet, Chennai - 600 081
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Villivakkam: ESI dispensary Building Upstairs, Periya Nagar lind street, Koraittur Road, Chennai-600080
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Ayanavaram: No.53, Medavakkam Tank Road ESI Hospital Aynavaram Campus Aynavaram, Chennai- 600023
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Redhills: ESI Dispensary Complex, G.N.T Road, Puzhal, Chennai - 600066
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Ambattur Industrial Estate: ESIC Building, Plot No. 95, D-4, A.I.E Chennai - 600058
- ESIC Branch Office Chennai Poonamallee: E.S.I Corporation 1-A, Trunk Road Purple Optical Upstairs, Poonamallee, Chennai-600056.
EPFO offices in Chennai: EPFO Zonal Office Chennai, EPFO Regional Office Chennai Ambattur, EPFO Regional Office Chennai North, EPFO Regional Office Chennai South, EPFO Regional Office Chennai Tambaram.
See all ESIC offices in Tamil Nadu.