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8.41 Lakh New Members Enrolled With EPFO During December 2023 | Personal Finance News
New Delhi: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provisional payroll data released on 20th February, 2024 highlights that EPFO has added 15.62 lakh net members in the month of December, 2023 which is highest in last three months.
An increase of 11.97% has been registered in net member addition during the current month as compared to the previous month of November 2023, Ministry of Labour & Employment said in a release.
“The data indicates that around 8.41 lakh new members have enrolled during December, 2023 which is highest during the previous three months. The new members addition shows an increase of 14.21% when compared with previous month of November 2023. A noticeable aspect of the data is the dominance of the 18-25 age group, constituting a significant 57.18% of the total new members added in December. This statistic underscores a notable trend – the majority of individuals joining the organized workforce are youth, primarily first-time job seekers,” the release added.
The payroll data highlighted that approximately 12.02 lakh members exited and subsequently rejoined EPFO.
“This figure represents a significant 12.61% increase compared to the previous month of November 2023 and stands as the highest recorded in the past five months. These members switched their jobs and re-joined the establishments covered under the ambit of EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement thus, safeguarding long-term financial well-being and extending their social security protection,” said the release.
Gender-wise analysis of payroll data unveils that out of 8.41 lakh new members, around 2.09 lakh are new female members. This figure marks the highest recorded addition of female workforce in the last three months. The comparison with the previous month of November 2023 shows an increase of 7.57%. Also, the net female member addition during the month stood at around 2.90 lakh reflecting an increase of approximately 3.54 % compared to the previous month of November 2023.The surge in female member additions is indicative of a broader shift towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce.
State-wise analysis of payroll data denotes that net member addition is highest in the 5 states/ UTs of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Haryana. These states constitute around 58.33% of net member addition, adding a total of 9.11 lakh net members during the month. Of all the states, Maharashtra is leading by adding 21.63% of net members during the month.
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Pensioners beneath Staff’ Pension Scheme 1995 to start national protest from Wednesday
By means of PTI
NEW DELHI: Pensioners beneath the Staff’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) have made up our minds to head on a national protest in 200 towns, together with the nationwide capital, from Wednesday to press for the next pension of Rs 7,500 monthly at the side of dearness allowance (DA).
“Beneficiaries of the EPS-95 have made up our minds to head on a national protest in 200 towns, together with the nationwide capital, from March 15 to press for his or her four-point calls for, which come with hiked pension of Rs 7,500 monthly at the side of dearness allowance and scientific facility to self and spouses,” in step with a commentary.
A delegation of the beneficiaries had met High Minister Narendra Modi previously and their protest is continuous since 2018 in Buldhana in Maharashtra.
Nationwide Motion Committee convenor Ashok Raut mentioned within the commentary, “Our battle is for justice to the beneficiaries of EPS-95 and it’s proceeding for the previous seven years. Below the management of BJP MP Hema Malini, we met the High Minister two times and he had given assurance, however nonetheless, the subject is lingering”.
He alleged that the federal government is working more than a few schemes for the advantage of the folks, however regardless of being beneficiaries of government-run pension finances, they’re being driven to the outer edge.
He added that Rs 1,171 isn’t sufficient, but when they get 7,500 plus DA they are able to are living with self-respect.
NEW DELHI: Pensioners beneath the Staff’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) have made up our minds to head on a national protest in 200 towns, together with the nationwide capital, from Wednesday to press for the next pension of Rs 7,500 monthly at the side of dearness allowance (DA).
“Beneficiaries of the EPS-95 have made up our minds to head on a national protest in 200 towns, together with the nationwide capital, from March 15 to press for his or her four-point calls for, which come with hiked pension of Rs 7,500 monthly at the side of dearness allowance and scientific facility to self and spouses,” in step with a commentary.
A delegation of the beneficiaries had met High Minister Narendra Modi previously and their protest is continuous since 2018 in Buldhana in Maharashtra.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Nationwide Motion Committee convenor Ashok Raut mentioned within the commentary, “Our battle is for justice to the beneficiaries of EPS-95 and it’s proceeding for the previous seven years. Below the management of BJP MP Hema Malini, we met the High Minister two times and he had given assurance, however nonetheless, the subject is lingering”.
He alleged that the federal government is working more than a few schemes for the advantage of the folks, however regardless of being beneficiaries of government-run pension finances, they’re being driven to the outer edge.
He added that Rs 1,171 isn’t sufficient, but when they get 7,500 plus DA they are able to are living with self-respect.