New Delhi, Apr 18 (FN Agency) Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) enrolled 16.03 lakh new employees in the month of February, 2023, data shared by Ministry of Labour and Employment showed on Tuesday. This is provisional data, the ministry said. As per data, around 11,000 new establishments have been registered in the month of February, 2023 under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme ensuring social security cover to their employees.
Employees up to the age group of 25 years constitute the majority of new registrations, as 7.42 lakh employees amounting to 46% of the total employees added in the month, belong to this age group. Gender-wise analysis of payroll data of February, 2023 indicated addition of 3.12 lakh female workers under ESI Scheme. The data showed that a total 49 transgender employees got registered under ESI Scheme in the month of February 2023. It shows that ESIC is committed to deliver its benefits to every section of the society.