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- Maharashtra topped a seven-month ESIC amnesty drive called SPREE 2025, registering 18,515 employers and about 16 lakh workers, the highest among states, followed by Tamil Nadu and Haryana.
- Nationally, the scheme added 1,38,718 new employers and over 1.12 crore employees between July 1, 2025 and January 31, 2026, per a written reply by Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje in Lok Sabha.
- The drive aims to bring previously unregistered establishments and workers under the ESI Act, giving them access to medical care, sickness and maternity benefits.
- The Ministry frames the numbers as growing formal employment coverage following the implementation of the four labour codes.
What to watch next
- Whether overall ESIC coverage grows beyond the March 31, 2025 baseline of 3.24 crore registered employees.
- Expansion of ESIC healthcare infrastructure and tie-ups with AB-PMJAY where ESIC facilities are inadequate.
- Registration figures for states like Daman and Ladakh that were not available in the reported data.
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