Lok Sabha Question No. 825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-23
Subject: ESI Coverage
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2018

## ESI COVERAGE

## 825. 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 under ESI, but not actually covered along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  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 (IPs) under ESI as  on  31.03.2017  is  2,93,21,060.  A  statement  showing  the  details  of State/UT-wise IPs under ESI is at Annexure.
- (b): The onus of coverage under ESI Scheme, as per section 2A of ESI Act, 1948 and Regulation 10B of ESI General Regulations, 1950 is on the factories and establishments for whom contactless online platform exists at website www.esic.nic.in. No data of workers and establishments  entitled  to  be  covered  but  not  actually  covered  by ESIC are available. However, as and when it comes to the notice of ESIC either during survey or is reported to it, the coverable factories, establishments and their employees are immediately covered.

- (c): The following steps have been taken by the ESI Corporation for covering all entitled workers and establishments under ESI :-
1.  ESI  Scheme  has  been  fully  extended  to  346  complete  districts where the scheme was already partially available at different centres. Apart  from  that,  the  scheme  has  also  been  extended  to  95  District Headquarters of the non-implemented districts.
2. The wage ceiling has been enhanced from Rs. 15000/- to Rs. 21000/per month with effect from 01 / 01 / 2017 for coverage of an employee under sub-clause (b) of clause (9) of section 2 of the ESI Act, 1948.
3.  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.
4.  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. Permission was granted to survey 40,427 number of units on the basis of recommendations received from various regions.

As  a  result,  102013  number  of  units  and  1,30,78,766  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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## ANNEXURE

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 825 FOR 23.07.2018 BY SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA REGARDING ESIC COVERAGE.

Position as on 31.3.2017

| S.No.                                    | State/UT Insured Persons   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh                         | 951360                     |
| 2                                        | Telangana 1522130          |
| 3 Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura | 190560                     |
| 4 Sikkim                                 | 15350                      |
| 5 Bihar                                  | 188780                     |
| 6 Chandigarh                             | 217860                     |
| 7 Chhattisgarh                           | 389150                     |
| 8 Delhi                                  | 1795730                    |
| 9 Goa                                    | 262650                     |
| 10 Gujarat                               | 1348640                    |
| 11 Haryana                               | 2702130                    |
| 12 Himachal Pradesh                      | 255660                     |
| 13 Jammu & Kashmir                       | 233520                     |
| 14 Jharkhand                             | 295030                     |
| 15 Karnataka                             | 3009120                    |
| 16 Kerala                                | 868900                     |
| 17 Madhya Pradesh                        | 718720                     |
| 18 Maharashtra                           | 4025710                    |
| 19 Odisha                                | 510880                     |
| 20 Puducherry                            | 105460                     |
| 21 Punjab                                | 1026800                    |
| 22 Rajasthan                             | 1155080                    |
| 23 Tamil Nadu                            | 3604120                    |
| 24 Uttar Pradesh                         | 1727520                    |
| 25 Uttarakhand                           | 527880                     |
| 26 West Bengal                           | 1672320                    |
| All                                      | India 29321060             |

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