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The promulgation of Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948(ESI Act), by the Parliament was the first major legislation on social Security for workers in independent India. It was a time when the industry was still in a nascent stage and the country was heavily dependent on an assortment of imported goods from the developed or fast developing countries. The deployment of manpower in manufacturing processes was limited to a few select industries such as jute, textile, chemicals etc. The legislation on creation and development of a full proof multi-dimensional Social Security system, when the country's economy was in a very fledgling state was obviously a remarkable gesture towards the socio economic amelioration of a workface though limited in number and geographic distribution. India, notwithstanding, thus, took the lead in providing organized social protection to the working class through statutory provisions.

The ESI Act 1948, encompasses certain health related eventualities that the workers are generally exposed to; such as sickness, maternity, temporary or permanent disablement, Occupational disease or death due to employment injury, resulting in loss of wages or earning capacity-total or partial. Social security provision made in the Act to counterbalance or negate the resulting physical or financial distress in such contingencies, are thus, aimed at upholding human dignity in times of crises through protection from deprivation, destitution and social degradation while enabling the society the retention and continuity of a socially useful and productive manpower.

The Employees' State Insurance Scheme was introduced in Gujarat State on 04^th October 1964. The Scheme was made applicable to Ahmedabad City and its suburb in first phase and was later on extended to most of the industrialized centers such as Baroda, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Ankleshwar etc.

ESIC Sub-Regional Office, Vadodara, Caters to the IP & their faimilies living in the Five Districts namely i.e. 1. Panchamahal, 2. Kheda, 3. Anand partialy Implemented, 4. Bharuch, 5. Vadodara. 

It has Branch Offices at Gorwa, Makarpura, Panigate Warshia in Vadodara City and at Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Nadiad, Halol & kalol to Cater to Ips at these locations. This Office is Headed by a Joint Director level Officers. Total employees and IP population under SRO Vadodara Jurisdiction as on 30.09.2024 is 4,23,870 and 5,74,176 respectively. 

Last updated / Reviewed : 2025-02-25