The Government has said that nearly 20 lakh new workers were enrolled under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme in July this year and benefits of the scheme have been extended to 52 transgender employees.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment said that around 48 per cent of the workers are up to the age group of 25 years in newly enrolled workers. The Ministry said that data reveals that more jobs have been generated for the youth. It said that over 27 thousand new establishments were registered under the Scheme in July 2023. The Ministry said that Gender-wise analysis of payroll data indicates that the net enrolment of female members has been 3.82 lakh in the same month.