Over 18.86 lakh new workers enrolled under Employees State Insurance, ESI Scheme in December last year. According to the provisional payroll data of ESIC, 8.83 lakh employees amounting to around 47 percent of the total registrations are up to the age group of 25 years.
Around 23,347 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social
security umbrella of the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme in December, ensuring coverage to more workers. Gender-wise analysis of payroll data indicates that the net enrolment of female members was 3.59 lakh in December. The data shows that a total of 47 transgender employees have also been registered under the ESI scheme.