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India's social protection systems now cover about 101 crore people — over 68% of the population — Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said at the 4th Global Industrial Relations Summit in New Delhi.
The figure was earlier highlighted by the ILO at the BRICS Labour Ministers' Meeting in Hyderabad.
Employment generated per percentage point of GDP growth has risen from 0.008% twelve years ago to 1.11% today, the Minister said.
The Minister flagged that well-run private hospitals could be designated as ESIC facilities, and that EPFO is moving toward fully digital claims with UPI-based withdrawal under consideration.
UN specialised agency setting international labour standards; India is a founding member with a permanent seat on its Governing Body
Statutory body providing health/social insurance to organised-sector workers
Statutory body managing provident fund, pension and insurance for organised-sector workers
Basis for ESIC, India's first major worker social-security law
Basis for EPFO; the Universal Account Number (UAN), launched 1 October 2014, enables PF portability across employers
Consolidates 9 earlier labour laws including the ESI Act and EPF Act; one of 4 Labour Codes that took effect 21 November 2025, with central rules published in May 2026 — several States' rules remained pending notification as of mid-2026
GS Paper 2/3 > Social Justice & Economy > Labour Welfare
Recurring — Labour Codes and social-security coverage are a standing GS2/GS3 theme
One of four Labour Codes consolidating 9 earlier laws (including the ESI Act, 1948 and EPF Act, 1952) into a single social-security framework covering organised, unorganised, gig and platform workers
The percentage change in employment associated with a 1% change in GDP — a measure of how job-rich growth is