Lok Sabha Question No. 1503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: ESI Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Bhumare Sandipanrao Asaram

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2026

## ESI SCHEME

†1503. SHRI BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM:

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

- (a)the present status of the Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme in  the  country  along  with  the  State/UT-wise  number  of  insured persons,  particularly  in  Chhatrapati  Sambhajinagar  district  in Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of the number of beneficiaries under the ESI Scheme and the number of ESI dispensaries/hospitals in district;
- (c)the details of the number of establishment covered and the number of insured persons under the ESI Scheme in the country, State/UTwise;
- (d)whether the Government proposes to establish at least one ESI dispensary or hospital in each district of the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the details of the steps taken/being taken to extend ESI benefits to workers in the unorganised sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): The Employees' State Insurance (ESl) Scheme has been implemented in 713 districts in the country.

There are 2,37,291 Insured Persons (IPs) and 9,01,706 ESI beneficiaries in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district as on 31.03.2025. State/UT  wise  details  of  number  of  insured  persons  as  well  as establishments  covered  under  ESI  Scheme,  as  31.03.2025,  are  at

Annexure.

Contd..2/-

Setting  up  of  ESI  Hospital  or  dispensary  is  an  ongoing process. ESI Corporation (ESIC) gives approval for setting up of new ESI  hospitals  and  dispensaries  based  on  population  of  Insured Persons in an area in accordance with the norms of ESIC. At present, there are 07 Dispensaries and 01 hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district in Maharashtra.

The  Government  has  enacted  Code  on  Social  Security, 2020 with the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers either in the organized or unorganized or any other sectors and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1503 FOR 09.02.2025  BY  SHRI  BHUMARE SANDIPANRAO ASARAM REGARDING ESI SCHEME.

| S. No.   | State                 | No. of establishment covered   | No. of Insured Persons   |
|----------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        | 75,648                         | 14,28,110                |
| 2        | Assam                 | 31,394                         | 3,42,000                 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 552                            | 2,210                    |
| 4        | Meghalaya             | 1,824                          | 16,130                   |
| 5        | Nagaland              | 1,125                          | 5,360                    |
| 6        | Tripura               | 2,399                          | 22,910                   |
| 7        | Manipur               | 1,216                          | 5,350                    |
| 8        | Mizoram               | 512                            | 3,160                    |
| 9        | Bihar                 | 59,399                         | 5,13,420                 |
| 10       | Chandigarh            | 6,709                          | 1,42,120                 |
| 11       | Chhattisgarh          | 37,263                         | 6,27,260                 |
| 12       | Delhi                 | 1,66,568                       | 14,00,970                |
| 13       | Goa                   | 12,035                         | 2,15,910                 |
| 14       | Gujarat               | 1,23,224                       | 20,04,720                |
| 15       | Haryana               | 1,48,792                       | 29,24,310                |
| 16       | Himachal Pradesh      | 18,062                         | 4,15,570                 |
| 17       | Jammu &Kashmir        | 15,661                         | 1,55,720                 |
| 18       | Jharkhand             | 37,589                         | 5,54,980                 |
| 19       | Karnataka             | 2,01,749                       | 35,33,300                |
| 20       | Kerala                | 88,601                         | 10,95,170                |
| 21       | Madhya Pradesh        | 82,248                         | 12,99,080                |
| 22       | Maharashtra           | 3,70,937                       | 49,14,790                |
| 23       | Odisha                | 58,854                         | 10,90,420                |
| 24       | Puducherry& Mahe      | 6,348                          | 1,20,400                 |
| 25       | Punjab                | 64,975                         | 13,87,110                |
| 26       | Rajasthan             | 1,19,427                       | 17,38,060                |
| 27       | Sikkim                | 1,126                          | 27,540                   |
| 28       | Tamil nadu&AN Islands | 2,16,787                       | 44,77,800                |
| 29       | Telengana             | 1,35,941                       | 19,15,700                |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh         | 2,20,300                       | 31,27,810                |
| 31       | Uttarakhand           | 30,977                         | 7,07,130                 |
| 32       | West Bengal           | 1,45,269                       | 22,21,360                |
|          | All India             | 24,83,511                      | 3,84,35,880              |

[Source: ESIC Hqrs.]

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