The following establishments employing 10 or more persons attracts ESI coverage :
- Shops
- Hotels or restaurants not having any manufacturing activity, but only providing service.
- Cinemas
- Roadside Motor Transport Establishments
- News paper establishments
- Private Educational Institutions and Medical Institutions
In some states the minimum employees required for coverage is for 20 or more. A few State Governments have not extended scheme to include Medical & Educational Institutions.