Lok Sabha Question No. 320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: ESIC Insured Persons
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## ESIC INSURED PERSONS

## 320. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the total number of contributing insured persons under Employees State Insurance (ESI) in the country, State/ UT-wise;
- (b)the  estimated  number  of  workers  and  establishments  entitled  to  be covered by ESI, but not actually covered; and
- (c)the steps taken for covering all entitled workers and establishments under ESI?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): The  total  number  of  contributing  insured  persons  under  Employees State  Insurance  (ESI)  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  as  on  31/03/2017  is  at Annexure 'A' which is 2.93 Crores.
- (b): The onus of coverage under ESI Scheme, as per Regulation 10B of ESI General  Regulations,  1950  is  on  the  factories  &  establishments.  No  such data  of  estimated  number  of  workers  and  establishments  entitled  to  be covered by ESIC is available. As on 31/03/2017 the total number of Employers and  Employees  covered  under  the ESI Act is  898138  and  29321060 respectively in implemented area.
- (c): The following steps have been taken for covering all entitled workers and establishments under the ESI Act.
1. ESI Scheme has been fully extended to 325 complete districts where the scheme  was  already  partially    available  in  centers.  Apart  from  that,  the scheme  has  been  extended to 89 District Headquarters  in the nonimplemented districts.

Contd..2/-

2. Regular inspection as enlisted by Shram Suvidha Portal are conducted to find out under-coverage.
3.  Scheme  to  Promote  Registration  of  Employers/Employees  (SPREE)  was launched to give one time opportunity to the employer to cover left/uncovered employees. The Scheme was initially open from 20/12/2016 to 31/03/2017 and further extended up to 30/06/2017.

## The salient features of the SPREE are as under:

- (I)      The  Employers  registered during the period will be treated as covered from the date of registration or as declared by them.
- (ii)    The newly registered employees shall be treated as covered from date of their registration.

The number of Units/Employers and Employees registered under    the ESI Act during the period of SPREE is as under:-

- (I)  Number of Units/Employers covered under the ESI Act - 1,02,013
- (II) Number of Employees covered under the ESI Act - 1,30,78,766.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha UnStarred Question No. 320 to be answered on 05.02.2018

| S.NO   | Name of the State /UT                       | No of Employees   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1      | ANDHRA PRADESH                              |                   |
|        | VIJAYWADA                                   | 440440            |
|        | TIRUPATHI                                   | 198560            |
|        | VISAKHAPATNAM                               | 312360            |
| 2      | TELENGANA                                   | 1522130           |
|        | ASSAM,MEHGHALAYA                            |                   |
| 3      | AND TRIPURA                                 | 190560            |
| 4      | SIKKIM                                      | 15350             |
| 5      | BIHAR                                       | 188780            |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH(UT)                              | 217860            |
| 7      | CHATTISGARH                                 | 389150            |
| 8      | DELHI                                       |                   |
|        | RAJENDER PLACE                              | 813760            |
|        | ROHINI                                      | 223260            |
|        | OKHLA                                       | 758710            |
| 9      | GOA                                         | 262650            |
| 10     | GUJRAT,DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN DIU |                   |
|        | AHMEDABAD                                   | 652420            |
|        | VADODRA                                     | 246490            |
|        | SURAT                                       | 449730            |
| 11     | HARYANA                                     |                   |
|        | FARIDABAD                                   | 659220            |
|        | GURUGRAM                                    | 1850600           |
|        | AMBALA                                      | 192310            |
| 12     | HP                                          | 255660            |
| 13     | J&K                                         | 233520            |
| 14     | JHARKHAND                                   | 295030            |
| 15     | KARNATAKA                                   |                   |
|        | BANGALORE                                   | 967160            |
|        | HUBLI                                       | 271560            |
|        | PEENYA                                      | 501980            |
|        | BOMASANDRA                                  | 776520            |
|        | GULBARGA                                    | 139480            |
|        | MYSORE                                      | 184090            |
|        | MANGALORE                                   | 168330            |
| 16     | KERALA AND LAKSHADWEEP                      |                   |
|        | THRISSUR                                    | 134530            |
|        | ERNAKULAM                                   | 372480            |
|        | KOLLAM                                      | 112360            |
|        | KOZHIKODE                                   | 136170            |
|        | THIRUVANANTHPURAM                           | 113360            |
|        | M.P                                         | 718720            |

| 17   | MAHARASHTRA                    |          |
|------|--------------------------------|----------|
|      | LOWER PAREL                    | 675890   |
|      | MAROL                          | 939770   |
|      | THANE                          | 612390   |
|      | NAGPUR                         | 276950   |
|      | AURANGABAD                     | 219430   |
|      | PUNE                           | 1152790  |
|      | NASIK                          | 148490   |
| 18   | ODHISHA                        | 510880   |
| 19   | PUDUCHERRY,ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 105460   |
| 20   | PUNJAB                         |          |
|      | RO PUNJAB                      | 437120   |
|      | JALANDHAR                      | 221450   |
|      | LUDHIANA                       | 368230   |
| 21   | RAJASTHAN                      |          |
|      | JAIPUR                         | 841430   |
|      | UDAIPUR                        | 186320   |
|      | JODHPUR                        | 127330   |
| 22   | TAMIL NADU                     |          |
|      | CHENNAI                        | 2034510  |
|      | TIRUNELVELLI                   | 183860   |
|      | SALEM                          | 324950   |
|      | COIMBATORE                     | 679250   |
|      | MADURAI                        | 381550   |
| 23   | UTTAR PRADESH                  |          |
|      | KANPUR                         | 362860   |
|      | VARANASI                       | 64940    |
|      | NOIDA                          | 1010790  |
|      | LUCKNOW                        | 288930   |
| 24   | UTTARAKHAND                    | 527880   |
| 25   | WEST BENGAL                    |          |
|      | BARRACKPORE                    | 294670   |
|      | KOLKATA                        | 1220200  |
|      | DURGAPUR                       | 157450   |
|      | ALL INDIA                      | 29321060 |

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