Query on how to cancel or surrender ESIC registration issued during company incorporation when there are currently no employees. It was clarified that ESIC cannot be fully cancelled online; the employer must apply for closure/suspension at the regional office with supporting documents showing nil employees, and compliance requirements may still apply.
14 January 2024
There is no option to cancel PF and ESIC registration Online. You need to visit the nearest PF office where you obtained registration. PF and the ESIC registration can be cancelled but only it can be surrendered for its permanent closure. Apart from that, you also need to keep ready all your PF and ESIC data as for sure the concerned Inspectors will do inspection before closing it and after getting satisfaction that there is no outstanding or discrepancies the concerned branch officer will order for its closure.