ESIC data: Nearly 19 lakh new employees added in December

The provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 18.86 lakh new employees have been added in December 2023. Around 23,347 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme in December.

Data evidently reveals that more jobs have been generated for the youth of the nation as out of the total 18.86 lakh employees added during the month, 8.83 lakh employees amounting to around 47% of the total registrations are up to the age group of 25 years.

Gender-wise analysis of payroll data indicates that net enrolment of female members has been 3.59 lakh in December, 2023. The data shows that a total 47 transgender employees have also got registered under ESI Scheme in December 2023. It shows that ESIC is committed to deliver its benefits to every section of the society.

The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.