Lok Sabha Question No. 5910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-30
Subject: Labour Welfare and Employment Schemes in Telangana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Arvind Dharmapuri

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5910 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2026

## LABOUR WELFARE AND EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES IN TELANGANA

5910. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  workers  registered  under  Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  in  Telangana  during  the  last  five years and the current year, year and district-wise, particularly in Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) the details of number of beneficiaries covered and labour welfare schemes  implemented  by  the  State  Government  in  Telangana, district-wise;
- (c) whether any labour facilitation centres, employment services or awareness  programmes  have  been  conducted  in  Telangana  to promote formalisation of employment and social security coverage; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to expand labour welfare infrastructure  or  employment  support  initiatives  and  if  so,  the details and the timeline thereof? ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Contributing  members  in  Telangana  during  the  last five years and the current year, year and district-wise, particularly in Nizamabad  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  under  Employee's  Provident Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  is  enclosed  in  Annexure-A  and  under Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  is  attached  at Annexure-B.

EPFO and ESIC have extensively conducted various labour facilitation,  employment  outreach,  and  awareness  programmes  in Telangana to promote formalisation of employment and expansion of social security coverage.

Contd..2/-

EPFO conducts awareness and outreach programme/camp 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' (NAN) in each district under the jurisdiction at a pre-decided location near Industrial clusters on 27th of every month. In  these  camps,  the  employees  are  informed  about  their  social security  rights  and  obligations.  Employers  are  also  facilitated  in getting social security coverage for their employees. In the Financial Year  2025-26,  439  NAN  camps  have  been  conducted  by  various Regional Offices in Telangana Zone.

Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched PMVBRY Scheme to monetarily incentivize first-time employees and also to incentivize employers for generating employment. As on 23.03.2026, Regional  Offices  in  Telangana  Zone  conducted  1,954  webinars, seminars, and workshops, along with 1,697 press briefings, newspaper coverage,  and  social  media  campaigns  under  PMVBRY outreach.  Sector-specific  campaigns  were  undertaken  in  major industry clusters such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, MSMEs, leather and footwear, rubber and plastics, and food processing.

EPFO has launched Employees Enrolment Campaign (EEC) 2025. Under this scheme, the employer can enroll those employees with EPFO who could not be enrolled as member of EPF due to any reason. Under the EEC 2025 campaign, 625 focused webinars and meetings were conducted in Telangana with employers and employees.

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) also, regularly undertakes sustained initiatives to create awareness about the  benefits  available  under  the  ESI  Scheme  in  labour  intensive areas.

At the local level, regular outreach activities are carried out by the ESIC Field Units to directly engage employers and workers. The  details  of  awareness  programs  conducted  in  Telangana  is appended below:-

| Type of Activity   |   Total Seminars/Awareness Camps Conducted |   Units visited by ESIC SPREE teams till 31.01.2026 |   No. of Units Covered |   No. of Employees Covered |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
| Total              |                                        136 |                                               18176 |                   5010 |                     612559 |

Additionally, awareness camps along with Suvidha Samagam are conducted every month in coordination with Nidhi Apke Nikat of EPFO in the state of Telangana. ESIC also observes a Special Services Fortnight every year in February, during which field offices and  hospitals,  including  those  in  Telangana,  organize  awareness camps, seminars, grievance-redressal programmes, health talks and health screening camps for insured workers and their dependents.

ESIC has launched a scheme named SPREE 2025 (Scheme 07-2025 to 31-01- 2026. This scheme offers a one-time opportunity for employers to register themselves (as employers) and their employees who may have been inadvertently left out from ESI coverage without for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees) from 01concern for retrospective coverage or punitive actions.

Further, during SPREE (Scheme for Promotion of Registration  of  Employers  and  Employees),  ESIC  undertook  an extensive,  multilingual  and  multi-channel  pan  India  awareness campaign through press releases, digital outreach, print, outdoor and radio  publicity,  and  direct  field-level  interactions  to  encourage voluntary registration and expand social security coverage from 01 July 2025 to 31 January 2026.

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## ANNEXURE-A

| CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERUNDEREPFO in TELANGANA STATE   |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                           | DISTRICT                                          | FY 2020-21                                        | FY 2021-22                                        | FY 2022-23                                        | FY 2023-24                                        | FY 2024-25                                        | FY 2025-26 (Till 25.03.2026)                      |
| 1.                                                | NIZAMABAD                                         | 460467                                            | 453183                                            | 469499                                            | 459431                                            | 450612                                            | 436338                                            |
| 2.                                                | KARIMNAGAR                                        | 72862                                             | 76783                                             | 84858                                             | 89241                                             | 93659                                             | 93326                                             |
| 3.                                                | ADILABAD                                          | 31012                                             | 30639                                             | 30752                                             | 31241                                             | 28805                                             | 29009                                             |
| 4.                                                | HYDERABAD                                         | 2158011                                           | 2415288                                           | 2678778                                           | 2836527                                           | 3066430                                           | 3139220                                           |
| 5.                                                | KHAMMAM                                           | 42881                                             | 44231                                             | 46220                                             | 44053                                             | 45215                                             | 46105                                             |
| 6.                                                | MAHBUBNAGAR                                       | 107630                                            | 140860                                            | 203315                                            | 256653                                            | 232301                                            | 199132                                            |
| 7.                                                | MEDAK                                             | 248258                                            | 262022                                            | 274050                                            | 287934                                            | 307310                                            | 312304                                            |
| 8.                                                | WARANGAL                                          | 53148                                             | 52425                                             | 54998                                             | 55779                                             | 60526                                             | 65595                                             |
| 9.                                                | NALGONDA                                          | 60443                                             | 66880                                             | 73070                                             | 73956                                             | 78312                                             | 77770                                             |
| 10.                                               | RANGAREDDY                                        | 611565                                            | 740666                                            | 874897                                            | 938423                                            | 1056269                                           | 1143910                                           |
| 11.                                               | SANGAREDDY                                        | 30                                                | 43                                                | 50                                                | 50                                                | 54                                                | 59                                                |
| 12.                                               | MEDCHAL MALKAJGIRI                                | 7                                                 | 16                                                | 14                                                | 6                                                 | 4                                                 | 0                                                 |
| TOTAL                                             | TOTAL                                             | 3846314                                           | 4283036                                           | 4790501                                           | 5073294                                           | 5419497                                           | 5542768                                           |

## NOTE:

1. Contributory Members means members with Universal Account Numbers (UANs) who have contributed at least once in that FY.
2. The data reflects erstwhile undivided districts of Telangana.

The district-wise number of workers registered under Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) in Telangana during the last five years and the current year, year and district-wise, particularly in Nizamabad Lok Sabha Constituency.

## Telangana

| Name of the District     |   No. of Employees as on 31.3.2021 |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Adilabad                 |                                617 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem     |                                824 |
| Hyderabad                |                             574096 |
| Jagtial                  |                                192 |
| Jangaon                  |                                 20 |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally |                                 43 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |                                 71 |
| Kamareddy                |                                216 |
| Karimnagar               |                                134 |
| Khamman                  |                              16209 |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad   |                               6384 |
| Mahabubabad              |                                  3 |
| Mahbubnagar              |                              34174 |
| Mancherial               |                                389 |
| Medak                    |                               2179 |
| Medchal                  |                             349188 |
| Nagarkurnool             |                                131 |
| Nalgoda                  |                                 29 |
| Nirmal                   |                                924 |
| Nizamabad                |                              17268 |
| Peddapalli               |                              31420 |
| Rajanna Sircilla         |                                 38 |
| Rangareddy               |                              85687 |
| Sangareddy               |                             102715 |
| Siddipet                 |                                573 |
| Suryapet                 |                                581 |
| Vikarabad                |                                526 |
| Wanaparthy               |                                214 |
| Warangal                 |                              35257 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri      |                              21379 |
| Grand Total              |                            1281480 |

| Name of the District   |   No. of Employees as on 31.3.2022 |
|------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Adilabad               |                                956 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem   |                               1874 |

| Hyderabad                |   621343 |
|--------------------------|----------|
| Jagtial                  |      293 |
| Jangaon                  |       73 |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally |      100 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |      278 |
| Kamareddy                |      273 |
| Karimnagar               |      939 |
| Khamman                  |    17752 |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad   |     6578 |
| Mahabubabad              |       86 |
| Mahbubnagar              |    36987 |
| Mancherial               |      972 |
| Medak                    |     5641 |
| Medchal                  |   380556 |
| Nagarkurnool             |      188 |
| Narayanapet              |       44 |
| Nalgoda                  |      713 |
| Nirmal                   |      901 |
| Nizamabad                |    18413 |
| Peddapalli               |    32464 |
| Rajanna Sircilla         |       92 |
| Rangareddy               |    96926 |
| Sangareddy               |   111424 |
| Siddipet                 |     1104 |
| Suryapet                 |     1256 |
| Vikarabad                |      705 |
| Wanaparthy               |      272 |
| Warangal                 |    37119 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri      |    23537 |
| Grand Total              |  1399860 |

| Name of the District     |   No. of Employees as on 31.3.2023 |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Adilabad                 |                               1520 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem     |                               2340 |
| Hyderabad                |                             685400 |
| Jagtial                  |                                870 |
| Jangaon                  |                                170 |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally |                                100 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |                                430 |
| Kamareddy                |                                410 |
| Karimnagar               |                               1750 |
| Khamman                  |                              20900 |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad   |                               7230 |
| Mahabubabad              |                                180 |
| Mahbubnagar              |                              38730 |

| Mancherial          |    1410 |
|---------------------|---------|
| Medak               |   10040 |
| Medchal             |  419970 |
| Nagarkurnool        |     240 |
| Narayanapet         |     510 |
| Nalgoda             |    2530 |
| Nirmal              |     860 |
| Nizamabad           |   17620 |
| Peddapalli          |   33440 |
| Rajanna Sircilla    |      80 |
| Rangareddy          |  113090 |
| Sangareddy          |  114370 |
| Siddipet            |    1760 |
| Suryapet            |    1640 |
| Vikarabad           |     670 |
| Wanaparthy          |     320 |
| Warangal            |   42070 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |   25280 |
| Grand Total         | 1545930 |

| Name of the District     |   No. of Employees as on 31.3.2024 |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Adilabad                 |                               1814 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem     |                               2452 |
| Hyderabad                |                             702323 |
| Jagtial                  |                               1139 |
| Jangaon                  |                                217 |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally |                                268 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |                                443 |
| Kamareddy                |                                505 |
| Karimnagar               |                               3322 |
| Khamman                  |                              21557 |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad   |                               7298 |
| Mahabubabad              |                                154 |
| Mahbubnagar              |                              41492 |
| Mancherial               |                               2640 |
| Medak                    |                              14650 |
| Medchal                  |                             402269 |
| Mulugu                   |                                 77 |
| Nagarkurnool             |                                299 |
| Narayanapet              |                                698 |
| Nalgoda                  |                               5061 |
| Nirmal                   |                                981 |
| Nizamabad                |                              20378 |
| Peddapalli               |                              31353 |
| Rajanna Sircilla         |                                131 |

| Rangareddy          |   116318 |
|---------------------|----------|
| Sangareddy          |   105998 |
| Siddipet            |     2004 |
| Suryapet            |     1852 |
| Vikarabad           |      697 |
| Wanaparthy          |      409 |
| Warangal            |    39606 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri |    25204 |
| Grand Total         |  1553610 |

| Name of the District     |   No. of Employees as on 31.3.2025 |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Adilabad                 |                               2288 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem     |                               3432 |
| Hyderabad                |                             718568 |
| Jagtial                  |                               1249 |
| Jangaon                  |                                240 |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally |                                289 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal         |                                244 |
| Kamareddy                |                                798 |
| Karimnagar               |                               5998 |
| Khamman                  |                              22688 |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad   |                               7554 |
| Mahabubabad              |                                409 |
| Mahbubnagar              |                              41974 |
| Mancherial               |                               2770 |
| Medak                    |                              19602 |
| Medchal                  |                             403003 |
| Mulugu                   |                                109 |
| Nagarkurnool             |                                320 |
| Narayanapet              |                                885 |
| Nalgoda                  |                               6901 |
| Nirmal                   |                                721 |
| Nizamabad                |                              20680 |
| Peddapalli               |                              31289 |
| Rajanna Sircilla         |                                373 |
| Rangareddy               |                             123968 |
| Sangareddy               |                             102851 |
| Siddipet                 |                               2095 |
| Suryapet                 |                               2037 |
| Vikarabad                |                                757 |
| Wanaparthy               |                                532 |
| Warangal                 |                              42449 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri      |                              23297 |
| Grand Total              |                            1590370 |

| 2025_26(till feb-2026) (Provisional)   | 2025_26(till feb-2026) (Provisional)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| District                               | Total employees                        |
| Adilabad                               | 1164                                   |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem                   | 2659                                   |
| Hyderabad                              | 293924                                 |
| Jagtial                                | 118                                    |
| Jangaon                                | 62                                     |
| Jayashankar Bhoopalpally               | 396                                    |
| Jogulamba Gadwal                       | 15                                     |
| Kamareddy                              | 122                                    |
| Karimnagar                             | 5714                                   |
| Khamman                                | 5163                                   |
| Komaram Bheem Asifabad                 | 1663                                   |
| Mahabubabad                            | 84                                     |
| Mahbubnagar                            | 21027                                  |
| Mancherial                             | 618                                    |
| Medak                                  | 24483                                  |
| Medchal                                | 130541                                 |
| Mulugu                                 | 86                                     |
| Nagarkurnool                           | 43                                     |
| Nalgoda                                | 5101                                   |
| Narayanapet                            | 45                                     |
| Nirmal                                 | 192                                    |
| Nizamabad                              | 3049                                   |
| Peddapalli                             | 5483                                   |
| Rajanna Sircilla                       | 100                                    |
| Rangareddy                             | 68487                                  |
| Sangareddy                             | 46031                                  |
| Siddipet                               | 1375                                   |
| Suryapet                               | 691                                    |
| Vikarabad                              | 246                                    |
| Wanaparthy                             | 17                                     |
| Warangal                               | 7180                                   |
| Warangal (Rural)                       | 295                                    |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri                    | 6817                                   |
| Grand Total                            | 632991                                 |