Formal job creation under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) went up by 5.79% month-on-month in March to 1.63 million compared to 1.54 million in February 2025, shows the provisional payroll data released by the ministry of labour and employment on Friday.
As per the data, around 31,514 establishments were added to ESIC in March, an increase of 33.9% compared to 23,526 new establishments that were brought under the social security ambit of the ESI scheme in February.
“Out of the total 1.63 million employees added during the month, 0.79 million employees or 49% of the total registrations belong to the age group of up to 25 years,” it said.
Further, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that net enrolment of female members was 0.36 million in March 2025 while 100 transgender employees got registered under ESI scheme in the month under consideration, suggesting 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, it added.
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation is one of the two main statutory social security organisations under the ministry of labour and the employment, the other being the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation.
The fund is managed by ESIC according to rules and regulations stipulated in the ESI Act 1948.
All employees earning up to Rs 21,000 per month as wages contribute 0.75% of their wages while the employer contributes 3.25%, taking the total contribution to 4%, which is used to provide medical and cash benefits to the employees and their family.
The employees registered under the scheme are entitled to medical treatment for themselves and their dependents, unemployment cash benefit in certain contingencies and maternity benefit in case of women employees.
In case of employment-related disablement or death, there is provision for a disablement benefit and a family pension respectively.
As per the data, around 31,514 establishments were added to ESIC in March, an increase of 33.9% compared to 23,526 new establishments that were brought under the social security ambit of the ESI scheme in February.
“Out of the total 1.63 million employees added during the month, 0.79 million employees or 49% of the total registrations belong to the age group of up to 25 years,” it said.
Further, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that net enrolment of female members was 0.36 million in March 2025 while 100 transgender employees got registered under ESI scheme in the month under consideration, suggesting 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, it added.
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation is one of the two main statutory social security organisations under the ministry of labour and the employment, the other being the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation.
The fund is managed by ESIC according to rules and regulations stipulated in the ESI Act 1948.
All employees earning up to Rs 21,000 per month as wages contribute 0.75% of their wages while the employer contributes 3.25%, taking the total contribution to 4%, which is used to provide medical and cash benefits to the employees and their family.
The employees registered under the scheme are entitled to medical treatment for themselves and their dependents, unemployment cash benefit in certain contingencies and maternity benefit in case of women employees.
In case of employment-related disablement or death, there is provision for a disablement benefit and a family pension respectively.
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