The government has said that around 18 lakh new employees have been enrolled under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) in the month of January this year.

As per the provisional payroll data of ESIC released on Monday ( 24 March 2025)), 27,805 new establishments were brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme during the month, ensuring social security for more workers.

Out of the total 18.19 lakh employees added during the month, 8.67 lakh employees, amounting to around 47.66 percent of the total registrations, belong to the age group of up to 25 years.

A gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicated that the net enrollment of female members was 3.65 lakh in January, and a total of 85 transgender employees have also registered under the ESI Scheme during the month.