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Correct Answer: Option (D) — 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Standard Reference VerifiedThe Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 originally applied to non-seasonal factories, but its coverage has been progressively extended by state and central governments to hotels, restaurants, shops, cinemas, road motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments, and private medical and educational institutions employing the threshold limit of workers (10 or more).
The ESI Scheme has progressively expanded to cover virtually all major organized service and commercial establishment categories.
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