Parliament Question: Beneficiaries of ESIC

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4944 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2026 BENEFICIARIES OF ESIC †4944. SHRI ASHISH DUBEY:

SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

SHRI RAJPALSINH MAHENDRASINH JADAV:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to

state:

(a) the details of total number of Insured Persons and beneficiaries covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) as of January 2026, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of progress achieved under Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE)-2025 in expanding ESIC coverage and formalising workers in the country;

(c) the details of expansion of ESIC healthcare facilities including hospitals, dispensaries and super-specialty services; and

(d) the details of steps taken by the Government to make the process of registration and claim settlement of Employees' State Insurance Corporation simplified, timebound and operated in a completely digitalized manner? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a): The number of the Insured persons and Beneficiaries covered under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) as on

31.3.2025 are 3,84,35,880 and 14,91,31,214 respectively. The State/UT wise detail is at Annexure.

(b): ESIC has launched the Scheme to Promote Registration of Employers/Employees (SPREE,2025) for the period from 1st July 2025 to 31st December, 2025, which was further extended for one month’s period up to 31st January, 2026. Under the Scheme, a total of 1,38,718 new employers and 1,12,72,772 new employees have been brought under ESIC coverage up to 31.01.2026.

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(c): ESIC is continuously expanding its healthcare infrastructure and services across the country. A total of 98 new ESI hospitals and 61 dispensaries have been sanctioned to strengthen medical facilities, and approval has also been granted for the upgradation of bed capacity in 12 ESI hospitals. In addition, super-specialty services—including Urology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, and Neurology—are now available in 25 ESIC hospitals. To ensure wider access to advanced treatment, ESIC has entered into tie-up arrangements with public and private hospitals for cashless inpatient care where such services are not available in its own institutions.

Further, an Memorandum of Understanding with Ayushman Bharat– Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) enables ESIC beneficiaries to receive cashless treatment at empanelled Ayushman hospitals. As part of efforts to improve emergency and critical care, 5G-enabled ambulances with real-time patient monitoring have been introduced in 06 ESIC Medical Colleges. Guidelines have also been issued for establishing in-house dialysis facilities, as well as blood banks in hospitals with more than 300 beds and blood storage units in smaller hospitals.

(d): ESIC has simplified and digitized registration and claims processes through its online ESIC Portal. Employers and employees can register online, and Insured Persons can directly submit claims for cash benefits, including sickness benefit, maternity benefit and other related benefits, through the Insured Person (IP) Portal.

* ****ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4944 FOR 23.03.2026 BY SHRI ASHISH DUBEY & 02 OTHERS REGARDING BENEFICIARIES OF ESIC.

State/UT wise detail of Insured Persons and Beneficiaries covered under ESIC Sl. No. State Insured Persons Beneficiaries 1 Andhra Pradesh 14,28,110 55,41,067 2 Assam 3,42,000 13,26,960 3 Arunachal Pradesh 2,210 8,575 4 Meghalaya 16,130 62,584 5 Nagaland 5,360 20,797 6 Tripura 22,910 88,891 7 Manipur 5,350 20,758 8 Mizoram 3,160 12,261 9 Bihar 5,13,420 19,92,069 10 Chandigarh 1,42,120 5,51,425 11 Chhattisgarh 6,27,260 24,33,769 12 Delhi 14,00,970 54,35,763 13 Goa 2,15,910 8,37,731 14 Gujarat 20,04,720 77,78,313 15 Haryana 29,24,310 1,13,46,323 16 Himachal Pradesh 4,15,570 16,12,412 17 Jammu & Kashmir 1,55,720 6,04,194 18 Jharkhand 5,54,980 21,53,322 19 Karnataka 35,33,300 1,37,09,204 20 Kerala 10,95,170 42,49,260 21 Madhya Pradesh 12,99,080 50,40,430 22 Maharashtra 49,14,790 1,90,69,385 23 Odisha 10,90,420 42,30,830 24 Puducherry & Mahe 1,20,400 4,67,152 25 Punjab 13,87,110 53,81,987 26 Rajasthan 17,38,060 67,43,673 27 Sikkim 27,540 1,06,855 Tamil Nadu & Andaman 28 1,73,73,864 Nicobar Islands 44,77,800 29 Telangana 19,15,700 74,32,916 30 Uttar Pradesh 31,27,810 1,21,35,903 31 Uttarakhand 7,07,130 27,43,664 32 West Bengal 22,21,360 86,18,877 All India 3,84,35,880 14,91,31,214 (Source: ESIC Hqrs.) *****