Released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE), the CPI for Agricultural Labourers now stands at 1258 points, while the CPI for Rural Labourers stands at 1268 points, both based on the 1986-87=100 base year.
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the cumulative net addition of members during the current financial year continues to remain higher than that of the corresponding period of the previous year.
The provisional payroll data of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) reflects the significant strides in extending social security coverage to a broader spectrum of the workforce.
This initiative, named 'Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath,' brought together ESIC offices and hospitals to promote cleanliness and hygiene, read the Ministry of Labour and Employment press release.
This surge in enrollments demonstrates the growing significance of the ESIC Scheme in providing social security to workers across the country, reads Ministry of Labour and Employment press release.
About 20.23 lakh new employees have been added to Employees' State Insurance Scheme in May 2023, the provisional payroll data put out by the Ministry of Labour and Employment showed Monday.
ESIC takes care in case of incidences of sickness, maternity, disablement and death due to employment injury and provides medical care to insured persons and their families.
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has added around 1.39 crore net members with an increase of 13.22 per cent in 2022-23, compared to the previous financial year's 1.22 crore net members addition.
Communist Party of India (CPI ) MP and AIUTC working president Binoy Viswam has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for convening Indian Labour Conference, saying there has been "government inaction"