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How to get your ESIC e-Pehchan card (2026)

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You can get your e-Pehchan Card from your employer, or download it from the IP (insured person, a worker who is covered by ESIC) Portal or the Umang App. The time it takes is not stated.

Central Government Checked 2026-10-27 ESIC

Steps

  1. Ask your employer for the e-Pehchan Card
    After registration, your employer gives you the card with your Insurance No. and details printed on it.
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  2. Paste your photographs on the e-Pehchan Card
    Stick your photograph, and the photographs of your family members, on the printed card.
  3. Get the e-Pehchan Card signed again
    Carry the printed card with the photographs to your employer or the designated ESIC Branch Manager. Ask for it to be signed again by your employer or ESIC office to confirm the card.
  4. Keep the e-Pehchan Card safe
    The card is valid for lifetime, so you need not renew it.
  5. After the last step
    Once your card is signed again by your employer or ESIC office to confirm the card, keep it with your family's papers.
    Read about the ESIC sickness benefit to see how the card helps when you are ill.
    For help, call the ESIC toll-free helpline or visit the ESIC official website.

What you need

  • Not listed on the official page
Not stated on the official page

Where to find it

Home A Guide For Employers Open the official page

If something goes wrong

Employer has not given me the card
Download it yourself from the IP Portal or the Umang App. You can also ask your employer to issue it.
Other way: download it yourself instead of waiting
Open the IP Portal or the Umang App and download your e-Pehchan Card. Print it, paste your photographs, then have it signed again by your employer or ESIC office to confirm the card. The guide does not name the menus.
I joined ESIC earlier. Can I download it too?
Yes. The official guide says workers who joined ESIC earlier can download the card too.
Should I share my OTP (One-Time Password) or password?
No. Do not give an OTP or password to anyone who calls or messages you. Log in only on the official portal or app.

Official help

ESIC official website
ESIC official website
A Guide For Employers official website
A Guide For Employers official website

Words used on this page

ESIC (Employees' State Insurance Corporation)The government body that gives medical and cash help to covered workers.
IP (insured person)A worker who is covered by ESIC and gets its benefits.
Insurance No.Your own ESIC number. It is printed on the card.
IP PortalThe ESIC website section made for covered workers.
Umang AppA government mobile app where ESIC services are offered.
CountersignedSigned by your employer or ESIC Branch Manager to confirm your card.

Sources and how we checked

Last checked against the official source: 2026-10-27

Known limits

Read on 27 October 2026. We have not tested the steps ourselves; if a screen looks different, follow the official website.