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An increase of 11.97 per cent has been registered in net member addition during December 2023 compared to the previous month, a labour ministry statement said.
As per the payroll data released by the ministry of labour and employment on Tuesday, the year-on-year net new subscribers addition to EPFO was higher by 4.62% when compared to 1.49 million net new subscribers added in December 2022. This surge in membership can be attributed to various factors, including increased employment opportunities, a growing awareness of employee benefits, and the effectiveness of EPFOs outreach programs, the labour ministry said
This is an 11.97 per cent increase in the net addition during the current month as compared to the previous month of November 2023. In November 2023, EPFO added 13.95 lakh net members.
As per the provisional payroll data, released by the ministry of labour and employment on Thursday, new employees added to ESIC in December 2023 stood at 1.88 million as against 1.59 million in November while the new 23,347 new establishments were added to it in the month under consideration.