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3.52 lakh female employees enrolled in ESI Scheme in Oct month

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, DEC 19, 2024: THE provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 17.80 lakh new employees have been added in the month of October, 2024.

21,588 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in the month of October, 2024 thus ensuring social security to more workers.

Further, the Year on Year analysis shows a growth of 3% in net registrations compared to October'2023.

 

Year on Year Comparison

Head

October 2023

October 2024

Growth

Number of New employees registered during the month

17.28 Lakh

17.80 Lakh

0.52 Lakh

Through the data, it is noticeable that out of the total 17.80 lakh employees added during the month, 8.50 lakh employees amounting to around 47.75% 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 3.52 lakh in October, 2024. Besides, a total of 42 transgender employees have also got registered under ESI Scheme in the month of October, 2024 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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