21.67 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme in June this year

New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment said on Thursday that 21.67 lakh new employees have been enrolled under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation Scheme in June 2024 as per provisional payroll data.

13,483 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in June 2024 thus ensuring social security to more workers, said the ministry.

Further, the Year-on-year analysis shows a growth of 7% in net registrations compared to June’2023.

Through the data, it is noticeable that out of the total 21.67 lakh employees added during the month, 10.58 lakh employees amounting to around 49% of the total registrations belong to the age group of up to 25 years.

Also, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that the net enrolment of female members was 4.32 lakh in June 2024. Besides, a total of 55 transgender employees have also been registered under the ESI Scheme in the month of June 2024 which attests to 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.