In March 2025, the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme saw significant expansion, with 1.633 million new employees enrolled and 31,514 new establishments registered. Approximately 49% (796,000) of the new employee registrations were individuals aged 25 years or younger. Female enrollment accounted for 361,000 new members. Additionally, 100 transgender employees were registered under the ESI Scheme during this period. These provisional payroll data reflect the ESI Scheme's ongoing efforts to broaden social security coverage across diverse segments of the workforce.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Law and Justice: Government ministry, likely the issuing authority of the notification.
ESI Scheme: Employees' State Insurance Scheme, a social security scheme for workers.
March, 2025: The month for which the enrollment data is reported.
25 years: Age up to which 7.96 lakh young employees constitute new registrations.
23 MAY 2025: Date of posting the notification.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - likely the source or distributor of the information.
ESIC: Employees' State Insurance Corporation, the organization responsible for administering the ESI Scheme.
Feb 2025: Previous month of reported data for comparison.
Manish Gautam: Name of a person, possibly involved in the release of the information.
Divyanshu Kumar: Name of a person, possibly involved in the release of the information.
Release ID: 2130809: Unique identifier for the press release or notification.
Ministry of Law and Justice
16.33 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme
in the month of March, 2025
7.96 lakh young employees upto the age group of 25
years constitute new registrations
3.61 lakh female employees enrolled in the ESI
Scheme
31,514 new establishments registered under ESI
Scheme in the month of March, 2025
100 transgender employees registered under ESI
Scheme in March 2025
Posted On: 23 MAY 2025 6:43PM by PIB Delhi
The provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 16.33 lakh new employees have been added in the month of
March, 2025.
31,514 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in the month
of March, 2025 thus ensuring social security to more workers.
Head Feb 2025 March 2025 Growth
Number of newly registered
15,43,245 16,32,744 89,499
employees during the month
Head Feb 2025 March 2025 Growth
Number of newly registered
23,526 31,514 7,988
establishment during the month.
Through the data, it is noticeable that out of the total 16.33 lakh employees added during the month, 7.96 lakh
employees amounting to around 49% of the total registrations belong to the age group of upto 25 years.
Also, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that the net enrolment of female members has
been 3.61 lakh in March, 2025. Besides, a total of 100 transgender employees have also got registered under
ESI Scheme in the month of March, 2025 which attests the commitment of ESIC to deliver its benefits to
every section of the society.The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.
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Manish Gautam/Divyanshu Kumar
(Release ID: 2130809)