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Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
24 MAR 2025 4:48PM by PIB Delhi
18.19 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme in the month of January, 2025

The provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 18.19 lakh new employees have been added in the month of January, 2025.

27,805 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in the month of January, 2025 thus ensuring social security to more workers.

Month on Month Comparison

Head

Dec 2024

Jan 2025

Growth

Remarks

Number of newly registered employees during the month

17,00,848

18,19,219

1,18,371

6.95%

Increase

Number of New establishments registered during the month

 

20,360

 

27,805

 

7,445

 

36.56% increase

Year on Year Comparison

Head

Jan 2024

Jan 2025

Growth

Remarks

Number of newly registered employees during the month

17,77,480

18,19,219

41,739

2.34%

Increase

             

Through the data, it is noticeable that out of the total 18.19 lakh employees added during the month, 8.67 lakh employees amounting to around 47.66% of the total registrations belong to the age group of upto 25 years.

Also, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that net enrolment of female members has been 3.65 lakh in January, 2025. Besides, a total of 85 transgender employees have also got registered under ESI Scheme in the month of January, 2025 which attests the commitment of ESIC to deliver its benefits to every section of the society.

The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.

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Himanshu Pathak