Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Covering of Workers/Establishments by ESI
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## COVERING OF WORKERS/ESTABLISHMENTS BY ESI

1309. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

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

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

- (a): Insured  Persons are entitled to benefits available under ESI Act and contribution are paid or payable in respect of covered/coverable employees. The information in respect of employees & Insured Persons as on 31.03.2018 is as per Annexure-I.
- (b): No such data is maintained.
- (c): The  following  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  ESI  Corporation  for covering all entitled workers and establishments under ESI:-
- i)  Scheme  to  Promote  Registration  of  Employers/Employees  (SPREE)  was launched to give one time opportunity to the employer to cover left/uncovered employees for the period from 20/12/2016 to 30/06/2017.
- ii)  Special  Survey  Drive  for  coverage  of  factories  and  establishments  not covered under the ESI Act was conducted from 01/ 04 / 2018 to 30/ 06 / 2018.

102013  number  of  units  and  13078766  number  of  employees  were covered under the ESI Act during the period from 20/12/ 2016 to 30/06/2017.

Further, as and when any complaint regarding non-coverage or under coverage is received, the unit is immediately marked for survey/inspection as per laid down procedure for further necessary action in the matter.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a) OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1309  FOR  11.02.2019  BY  SHRI  SANKAR  PRASAD DATTA REGARDING COVERING OF WORKERS/ESTABLISHMENTS BY ESI.

The number of Employees and Insured Persons region-wise as on 31.3.2018, which is as under:-

| SL.NO.   | STATE / REGIONS / AREA                       | NO. OF EMPLOYEES   | NO. OF INSURED PERSONS   |
|----------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
| [1]      | [2]                                          | [3]                | [4]                      |
|          | ANDHRA PRADESH                               |                    |                          |
| 1        |  Vijayawada &Yenam                          | 537720             | 582040                   |
| 2        |  Tirupathi                                  | 222600             | 240860                   |
| 3        |  Visakhapatnam                              | 320490             | 349390                   |
| 4        | TELANGANA                                    | 1569580            | 1736640                  |
| 5        | ASSAM, MEGHALYA, NAGALAND, TRIPURA & MIZORAM | 243040             | 258740                   |
| 6        | SIKKIM                                       | 19470              | 20950                    |
| 7        | BIHAR                                        | 217060             | 237660                   |
| 8        | CHANDIGARH(UT)                               | 216700             | 230300                   |
| 9        | CHATTISGARH                                  | 511940             | 558420                   |
|          | DELHI                                        |                    |                          |
| 10       |  Rajendra Place                             | 414110             | 456170                   |
| 11       |  NandNagri                                  | 188020             | 209600                   |
| 12       |  Rohini                                     | 224810             | 247960                   |
| 13       |  Okhla                                      | 877680             | 962940                   |
| 14       | GOA                                          | 216020             | 242770                   |
|          | GUJARAT                                      |                    |                          |
| 15       |  Ahmedabad                                  | 727490             | 804230                   |
| 16       |  Vadodra                                    | 259450             | 292210                   |
| 17       |  Surat                                      | 429160             | 482230                   |
|          | HARYANA                                      |                    |                          |
| 18       |  Faridabad                                  | 722570             | 824980                   |
| 19       |  Gurgoan                                    | 1671470            | 1864320                  |
| 20       |  Ambala                                     | 234860             | 255030                   |
| 21       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             | 278600             | 314720                   |
| 22       | JAMMU & KASHMIR                              | 263990             | 275780                   |
| 23       | JHARKHAND                                    | 348300             | 378250                   |
|          | KARNATAKA                                    |                    |                          |
| 24       |  Bangalore                                  | 1035230            | 1158610                  |
| 25       |  Hubli                                      | 283610             | 305830                   |
| 26       |  Peenya                                     | 513900             | 578270                   |
| 27       |  Bomasundra                                 | 758340             | 868720                   |
| 28       |  Gulbarga                                   | 148160             | 160480                   |
| 29       |  Mysore                                     | 200830             | 225960                   |
| 30       |  Mangalore                                  | 185320             | 198220                   |
|          | KERALA & MAHE                                |                    |                          |
| 31       |  Thrissur                                   | 156450             | 176360                   |
| 32       |  Ernakulam                                  | 405300             | 443220                   |
| 33       |  Kollam                                     | 140630             | 159650                   |
| 34       |  Kozhikode                                  | 169430             | 180440                   |
| 35       |  Thirunanthanpuram                          | 117540             | 131620                   |
|          | MADHYA PRADESH                               |                    |                          |
| 36       |  Indore                                     | 580340             | 638480                   |
| 37       |  Bhopal                                     | 285600             | 311230                   |
|          | MAHARASHTRA                                  |                    |                          |
| 38       |  Lower Parel                                | 621210             | 681960                   |
| 39       |  Marol                                      | 908420             | 988020                   |
| 40       |  Thane                                      | 729640             | 802510                   |

| 41   |  Nagpur          | 322240   | 343470   |
|------|-------------------|----------|----------|
| 42   |  Aurangabad      | 218260   | 248160   |
| 43   |  Pune            | 1219070  | 1361600  |
| 44   |  Nasik           | 150960   | 168450   |
| 45   | ODISHA            | 624060   | 676970   |
| 46   | PUDUCHERRY        | 114530   | 126590   |
|      | PUNJAB            |          |          |
| 47   |  Chandigarh (Pb) | 464480   | 503050   |
| 48   |  Jalandhar       | 229260   | 248150   |
| 49   |  Ludhiana        | 376880   | 415250   |
|      | RAJASTHAN         |          |          |
| 50   |  Jaipur          | 911470   | 1011950  |
| 51   |  Udaipur         | 195350   | 219100   |
| 52   |  Jodhpur         | 151590   | 167490   |
|      | TAMIL NADU        |          |          |
| 53   |  Chennai         | 2151200  | 2365540  |
| 54   |  Trirunelvelli   | 209980   | 226420   |
| 55   |  Salem           | 399760   | 440330   |
| 56   |  Coimbatore      | 704120   | 804570   |
| 57   |  Madurai         | 403700   | 436060   |
|      | UTTAR PRADESH     |          |          |
| 58   |  Kanpur          | 389750   | 420210   |
| 59   |  VARANASI        | 83160    | 89950    |
| 60   |  Noida           | 1041960  | 1189500  |
| 61   |  Lucknow         | 354360   | 390190   |
| 62   | UTTRAKHAND        | 596690   | 688660   |
|      | WEST BENGAL       |          |          |
| 63   |  Kolkata         | 292000   | 310070   |
| 64   |  Barrackpore     | 1356930  | 1430210  |
| 65   |  Durgapur        | 201840   | 213590   |
|      | ALL INDIA         | 31118680 | 34331300 |

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