(a) whether the Government has taken a decision to bring the
employees of private education and medical organisations within
the ambit of Employees State Insurance Scheme;
(b) if so, the number of employees likely to be benefited under this
scheme;
(c) whether the Government proposes to bring the employees of other
private sectors within this ambit;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which a decision is likely to be taken in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a): The Employees` State Insurance Act, 1948, applies to factories employing 10 or more
persons. The appropriate Governments are empowered to extend the scope of coverage to
other establishments or class of establishments. Under this enabling provision, the State
Governments have already extended coverage under the ESI Act to shops, hotels and restaurants,
cinemas including preview theatres, road motor transport undertakings and newspaper
establishments employing 20 or more persons, En 200S, the ESI Corporation had taken a
decision to extend the coverage under the Scheme to educational and private medical
institutions and had requested all the State Governments to issue notifications to this
effect. So far, 13 State Governments have extended the provision to educational institutions
and 12 State Governments have extended the same to private medical Institutions.
(b): No separate data regarding coverage of educational/ medical institutions is maintained.
However, as on 31-3-2010, the scheme covered 1.43 crore insured persons in 787 industrial
centres in the country which includes employees of educational and medical
institutions.
(c) No, Madam.
(d) & (e); Does not arise.