Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (STARRED), answered on 2025-07-28
Subject: ESI Hospitals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025

## ESI HOSPITALS

*108. DR. PRABHA MALLIKARJUN:

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

(a)the  number  of  ESI  hospitals  functioning  across  the  country, State/UT-wise; (b)the  details  of  the  eligibility  criteria/present  requirements  for  an employee to avail the benefits in ESI hospitals; (d)if so, the details thereof along with the timeline for

- (c)whether the Government proposes to increase the upper salary limit to include/cover more employees under the ESI schemes; and its implementation?

## MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. **                                                  *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  108  FOR  28.07.2025  BY  DR. PRABHA MALLIKARJUN REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS. (a) to (d): Employees  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  provides social security to the employees working in factories/ establishments with 10 or more employees in the districts notified by the Central Government. The employees and family members of those employees as  defined  in  ESI  Act,  1948  of  these  factories  /  establishments drawing wages up to ₹21000/- per month (₹ 25,000/- for persons with disability)  are  covered  under  the  ESI  Act  and  are  eligible  to  avail benefits  available  under  the  ESI  Scheme.    The  details  of  the  ESI hospitals, state/UT -wise is annexed.

The  revision  of  wage  ceiling  (upper  salary  limit)  is undertaken periodically from time to time. The last revision in the wage  ceiling  for  coverage  under  ESI  Act,  1948  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.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 108 FOR 28.07.2025 BY DR. PRABHA MALLIKARJUN REGARDING ESI HOSPITALS.

State/UT-wise details of the number of ESI hospitals across the country

| Sl. No   | State / UT          |   No. of Hospitals run by ESI Corporation |   No. of Hospitals run by State Government |   TOTAL |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|---------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      |                                         1 |                                          4 |       5 |
| 2        | Assam               |                                         2 |                                          0 |       2 |
| 3        | Bihar               |                                         2 |                                          2 |       4 |
| 4        | Chandigarh (UT)     |                                         1 |                                          0 |       1 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        |                                         4 |                                          0 |       4 |
| 6        | Delhi (UT)          |                                         4 |                                          0 |       4 |
| 7        | Goa                 |                                         0 |                                          1 |       1 |
| 8        | Gujarat             |                                         4 |                                          8 |      12 |
| 9        | Haryana             |                                         3 |                                          4 |       7 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    |                                         2 |                                          1 |       3 |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir (UT) |                                         1 |                                          0 |       1 |
| 12       | Jharkhand           |                                         3 |                                          0 |       3 |
| 13       | Karnataka           |                                         3 |                                          8 |      11 |
| 14       | Kerala              |                                         3 |                                          9 |      12 |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      |                                         2 |                                          5 |       7 |
| 16       | Maharashtra         |                                         3 |                                         12 |      15 |
| 17       | Odisha              |                                         2 |                                          6 |       8 |
| 18       | Puducherry (UT)     |                                         1 |                                          0 |       1 |
| 19       | Punjab              |                                         1 |                                          6 |       7 |
| 20       | Rajasthan           |                                         6 |                                          3 |       9 |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu          |                                         3 |                                          8 |      11 |
| 22       | Telangana           |                                         2 |                                          5 |       7 |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh       |                                         6 |                                         10 |      16 |
| 24       | Uttarakhand         |                                         1 |                                          0 |       1 |
| 25       | West Bengal         |                                         1 |                                         13 |      14 |
|          | Total               |                                        61 |                                        105 |     166 |

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