Take the example of payroll data – number of subscribers that join Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
ESIC scheme adds 12.24 lakh new members in March 2021
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 05:13 PM IST
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Gross new enrolments with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 8.87 lakh in June 2020, 4.89 lakh in May and 2.63 lakh in April, showing the increase in enrolments after easing of the lockdown, as per the data.
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The gross enrolments with ESIC improved to 12.33 lakh in December 2020. The gross enrolments again dipped to 11.84 in January and further to 11.77 in February this year.
Around 12.24 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in March, as against 11.77 lakh in the previous month, official data on Tuesday showed, giving a perspective on formal sector employment in the country. The gross enrolments with ESIC during 2020-21 dipped nearly 24 per cent to 1.15 crore amid the pandemic, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20, according to the latest data.
The gross enrolments with ESIC during 2020-21 dipped nearly 24 per cent to 1.15 crore amid the pandemic, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20, according to the latest data. Gross new enrolments with the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 0.8 million in June 2020, 0.4 million in May and 0.2 million in April, showing the increase in enrolments after easing of the lockdown, as per the data. In July 2020, gross enrolments dipped to 0.7 million, but improved to 0.95 million in August, 1.1 million in September and 1.2 million in October 2020. It again dipped to 0.9 million in November 2020. The gross enrolments with ESIC improved to 1.2 million in December 2020. The gross enrolments again dipped to 1.1 million in January and further to 1.17 million in February this year.