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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3144
TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026
REVISION IN ESIC WAGE CEILING
3144. SHRI CHANDRAKANT DAMODAR HANDORE:
Will the Minister of Labour and Employment be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the current wage ceiling (upper salary
limit) of ₹21,000, for availing the ESIC medical facility has been
revised by Government and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether Government proposes to extend the benefit of this facility
to workers such as Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA),
Anganawadi, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee (MGNREGP), Auto Rickshaw, Taxi, Tailors, etc.; and
(c) if so, the timeline by which it would be effected?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a): The revision of wage ceiling is undertaken periodically
from time to time. The last revision in the wage ceiling for coverage
under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme was done w.e.f.
01.01.2017, wherein the wage limit was raised from Rs. 15,000/- per
month to Rs. 21,000/- per month (Rs. 25,000/- for Persons with
disability).
(b) & (c): Section 45 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 empowers
the Central Government to frame the scheme for unorganized
workers, gig workers and platform workers and the members of their
families for providing benefits of ESIC.
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