The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched the Scheme to Promote Registration of Employers/Employees (SPREE 2025) from July 2025 to January 2026.  Under the Scheme, a one-time opportunity was provided to employers and employees of organised sectors who may have been inadvertently left out from ESI coverage to register without concern for retrospective coverage or punitive action. A total of 1,38,718 new employers and 1,12,72,772 employees have been added during the Scheme till 31.01.2026.

ESIC has undertaken several initiatives across the country to strengthen healthcare infrastructure, improve access to quality medical services and enhance social security benefits for ESI beneficiaries. These include enhancement of bed strength, procurement of advanced medical equipment, establishment of ICU/HDU facilities, operationalisation of new hospitals and dispensaries, empanelment of private and super-specialty hospitals, upgradation of digital platforms for OPD appointments, Aadhaar-based authentication for delivery of benefits, online submission of cash benefit claims, collaboration with Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) for providing secondary and tertiary healthcare services where ESIC facilities are not adequately available.

ESIC has also recently operationalised/upgraded hospitals at Ompora (Jammu & Kashmir), Doddaballapur (Karnataka), Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu), Surat (Gujarat), and expanded hospitals at Sanath Nagar (Telangana), Beltola (Assam) and Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh).

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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