Entities Covered Under ESI
1. All non-seasonal factories with 10 or more employees must comply with the ESI Act.
2. The State Governments have expanded the coverage to include Stores, Hotels, Restaurants, Cinemas, including preview theaters, Road-Motor Transport Businesses, Newspaper Establishments, Private Medical Institutions, Educational Institutions, and Contract and Casual Employees of Municipal Corporation/Municipal Bodies employing 10 or more persons in Certain States/UTs, where State Government is the Appropriate Government.
3. The Central Government has expanded the coverage to include Stores, Hotels, Restaurants, Road Motor Transport Establishments, Cinemas, including preview theatres, Newspaper Establishments, Insurance Business Establishments, Non-Banking Financial Companies, Port Trust, Airport Authorities, and Warehousing Establishments Employing 20 or more persons, where the Central Government is the Appropriate Government.