Around 10.41 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in April, official data showed on Friday, giving a perspective on formal sector employment in the country.The gross enrolments with ESIC during 2020-21 dropped nearly 24 per cent to 1.15 crore amid the pandemic, compared to 1.51 crore in 2019-20, according to the latest data. released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).

The NSO report showed that gross enrolment of new subscribers with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) stood at 1.49 crore in 2018-19. From September 2017 to March 2018, around 83.35 lakh new subscribers had joined the ESIC scheme.

The report said gross new enrolments with ESIC from September 2017 to April 2021 period were 5.09 crore. The report is based on the payroll data of new subscribers of various social security schemes run by ESIC, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

 According to the report, net new enrolments with retirement fund body EPFO stood at 12.76 lakh in April 2021. It showed that from September 2017 to April 2021, around 4.26 crore (gross) new subscribers joined the Employees' Provident Fund scheme.

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