As a mega-development area, it generates massive temporary project-based construction labour. Managing EPF and ESIC for this temporary, high-volume workforce is the central challenge.

Dahej SIR and the broader PCPIR region—home to petrochemicals, large infrastructure projects, port-based logistics, and construction—depend heavily on temporary project labour. Managing EPF and ESIC registration, UAN portability, and ECR compliance for thousands of short-term workers is a major operational challenge. Specialized project-based compliance management is essential for PCPIR contractors to ensure smooth multi-state PF transfers, accurate EPF/ESIC onboarding, and site-specific ESIC medical coverage throughout project lifecycles.

Panoli GIDC’s pharma and bulk drug MSME ecosystem faces urgent ESIC compliance pressure as the upcoming NWC framework will significantly increase the financial burden of non-compliance. Many MSMEs still operate with partially formalized or informal workforces, making ESIC SPREE 2025 a critical opportunity. A targeted SPREE implementation campaign in Panoli is essential to help eligible MSMEs register their workers, clear historical dues, and achieve full ESIC compliance under the amnesty window before the NWC’s stricter wage and contribution mandates come into force.