17.80L New Staff Enrolled Under ESIC In October, A 3% Growth

New Delhi: As many as 17.80 lakh new employees were enrolled under the Employees’ State In-surance Corporation (ESIC) scheme during October this year, the Ministry of Labour and Em-ployment said on Wednesday.

The year-on-year analysis showed a growth of 3 per cent in net registrations compared to October last year.

The data showed that out of the total 17.80 lakh employees added during the month, 8.50 lakh employees amounting to around 47.75 per cent of the total registrations belonged to the age group of up to 25 years.

According to the Labour Ministry, 21,588 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in October, thus ensuring social security to more workers. The gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicated that the net enrolment of female members was 3.52 lakh in October. Besides, a total of 42 transgender employees also got registered under ESI Scheme, “which attests the commitment of ESIC to deliver its benefits to every section of the society,” said the ministry, adding that the payroll data is provisional since the data genera-tion is a continuous exercise.