ESIC adds 16.33 lakh new employees in March 2025
Provisional ESIC payroll data released on 23 May 2025 show 16.33 lakh new employees and 31,514 new establishments registered under the ESI Scheme in March 2025.
Summary
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 16.33 lakh new employees under the ESI Scheme in March 2025, according to provisional payroll data released on 23 May 2025, up from about 15.43 lakh in February 2025. 31,514 new establishments were registered, compared with 23,526 in February. Of the new employees, 7.96 lakh — about 49% — were aged up to 25 years. Net enrolment of women was 3.61 lakh, and 100 transgender employees were also registered.
Key facts
- Month
- March 2025 (provisional)
- New employees
- 16.33 lakh (Feb 2025: 15.43 lakh)
- New establishments
- 31,514 (Feb 2025: 23,526)
- Aged up to 25
- 7.96 lakh, about 49%
- Women
- 3.61 lakh
- Transgender employees
- 100
Practice MCQs 2 questions
As per provisional ESIC payroll data, how many new employees were added under the ESI Scheme in March 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 16.33 lakh
16.33 lakh new employees were added in March 2025; 15.43 lakh was the February figure.
Consider the following statements about ESIC payroll data for March 2025: 1. About 49% of the new employees were aged up to 25 years. 2. 31,514 new establishments were registered under the ESI Scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: 7.96 lakh (about 49%) were aged up to 25, and 31,514 new establishments were registered.