7,63,687 new female EPF Subscribers enrolled during the month of July to September, 2023

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has been publishing its Pay Roll Data since April, 2018 (for period onward September, 2017) on 20^th of every month, whereby the number of subscribers joining Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for the first time through Aadhaar validated Universal Account Number (UAN), existing subscribers exiting and subscribers who exited earlier re-join as subscribers is reported to arrive at net Payroll. As per latest published payroll (on 20^th November, 2023) for the month of September, 2023, the State/UT-wise details of enrollments of new

EPF subscribers for the months of the last Quarter (from the wage month of July, 2023 to September, 2023) are at Annexure. The cumulative number of new female EPF Subscribers enrolled during the last quarter is 7,63,687. As per the latest Payroll report, the higher number of new EPF subscribers has been enrolled in establishments engaged in Expert services (38 per cent), Trading-commercial establishments, Building and Construction Industry, Electrical, Mechanical and General Engineering Products, Engineers-Engineering Contractors.

Note: The Net Payroll Data published by EPFO is provisional as updation of employees’ records is a continuous process and gets updated in subsequent month(s).

Under the Atal BeemitVyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) being implemented by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the unemployment benefit subject to eligibility conditions, is paid to insured workers who lose their job. The unemployment benefit under the ABVKY has been enhanced to 50% from 25% of the average daily earning, payable upto 90 days, along with relaxation of eligibility conditions to claim the benefit for insured workers.

Annexure