Lok Sabha Question No. 4035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Promotion of ESIC Facilities
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Shri Dulu Mahato

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## PROMOTION OF ESIC FACILITIES

4035. SHRI DULU MAHATO: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken any measures to promote the registration of employees and employers under the ESIC and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the details of the steps taken by the Government to improve the
- healthcare access for ESI beneficiaries;
- (c)the details of the steps taken by the Government to address the dispute resolution for the ESI beneficiaries;
- (d)whether the Government has undertaken any initiatives to upgrade or expand ESI facilities across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether  the  Government  provides  reservation  in  admission  to medical seats in ESIC medical colleges for the children of Insured Persons (IPs) registered with ESIC and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)whether  the  number  of  employees  and  establishments  including medical colleges registered with ESIC increased during the last ten years and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) to (f): In  order  to  provide  good  quality  medical  services  to  its beneficiaries,  Employees  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  has been continuously taking steps to upgrade and expand ESI facilities. Some  of  the  measures  taken  are:  enhancement  of  bed  strength, procurement  of  advanced  medical  equipment,  establishing  the intensive care unit (ICU) / high dependency unit (HDU) facilities as per ESIC guidelines, establishing new hospitals, upgradation of userfriendly app for OPD appointments in order to streamline registration, reduce waiting time, and enhance patient convenience etc.

The major steps taken by ESIC to simplify the access of healthcare for ESI beneficiaries are as under:

- i) Collaboration with Ayushmaan Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna  (PMJAY)  to  provide  secondary  and  tertiary  care  medical services to ESI beneficiaries through PMJAY empanelled hospitals at places where ESI medical services are not adequately available.
2. ii)  Enhancement  of  rates  of  benefits  for  Permanent  Disablement Benefit (PDB) / Dependents' Benefits (DB) Beneficiaries.
3. iii)  Aadhar  based  authentication  of  Insured  Persons  &  their  family members on voluntary basis has been adopted for providing social security benefits, including medical and cash benefits to beneficiaries.
4. iv)  For  providing  hassle  -  free  services  to  Insured  Persons  (IPs)  / Insured Women (IW), an online portal / facility has been started for submission of cash benefits claims under ESI scheme.

ESIC has launched a scheme viz. Scheme for Promotion of the Registration of the Employers and Employees (SPREE) during 1 st July,  2025  to  31 st   December,  2025  to  enhance  the  coverage  of uncovered  employers  and  employees.  ESI  Corporation  has  also approved  an  Amnesty  Scheme  2025,  one-time  dispute  resolution window from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026 with a view to reduce the litigation and to promote compliance under the ESI Act, 1948.

During 2014-15 to 2023-24, the number of medical colleges have increased from four to eight. The reservation for the wards of Insured Persons is determined by the respective State Government / State Directorate of Medical Education.  The number of employees and establishments registered with ESIC during 2014-15 to 2023-24 are as under:

| Year    | Number of Employees   | Number of Total Employers   |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 1,79,54,970           | 7,23,756                    |
| 2015-16 | 1,89,21,250           | 7,83,786                    |
| 2016-17 | 2,93,21,060           | 8,98,138                    |
| 2017-18 | 3,11,18,680           | 10,33,730                   |
| 2018-19 | 3,14,01,920           | 12,11,174                   |
| 2019-20 | 3,09,66,930           | 12,36,565                   |
| 2020-21 | 2,46,72,150           | 14,82,125                   |
| 2021-22 | 2,78,62,710           | 15,94,083                   |
| 2022-23 | 3,05,42,660           | 20,83,340                   |
| 2023-24 | 3,14,87,120           | 22,23,808                   |

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