New Delhi, Mar 15 (Agency) Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 16.27 lakh new members in January 2023, data shared by Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday showed. A year-on-year comparison of payroll data reflects an increase of 17.88 lakh employees who paid contribution in ESI Scheme in January 2023 as compared to January 2022, the data showed.
As per data, around 22,800 new establishments were registered in the month of January 2023 under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation ensuring social security cover to their employees. Of the total 16.27 lakh employees added during the month, 7.52 lakh employees having age upto 25 years have got registered, the data showed. The payroll data is provisional, the ministry said.