Consider the following:
- 1.Hotels and restaurants
- 2.Motor transport undertakings
- 3.Newspaper establishments
- 4.Private medical institutions
The employees of which of the above can have the ‘Social Security’ coverage under Employees’ State Insurance Scheme?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
All four can be covered. The ESI Act applies to factories, and Section 1(5) lets State Governments extend it to other establishments. States have extended coverage to hotels, restaurants, road-motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments and private medical institutions.
- ✓ 1. Hotels and restaurants are among the establishments to which States have extended ESI coverage under Section 1(5).
- ✓ 2. Road-motor transport undertakings are on the list of extended establishments.
- ✓ 3. Newspaper establishments are on the same list.
- ✓ 4. Private medical institutions are also on the list, along with shops and cinemas.
Remember · The ESI Act covers factories, and Section 1(5) lets States extend it to shops, hotels, restaurants, cinemas, road-motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments and private medical institutions.
Sources
- ESIC – Coverage ↗ “The State Goverments have extended the coverage under Section 1(5) of the Act to Shops, Hotel, Restaurants, Cinema including preview theatres, Road-motor transport undertakings, Newspaper establishments, Private Medical Institutions”
Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2012, General Studies Paper I. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·
