ESIC scheme adds 12.19 lakh new subscribers in October: NSO Data

12.19 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in October this year as against 13.57 lakh in the previous month. 

New Delhi: Around 12.19 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in October this year as against 13.57 lakh in the previous month, official data showed on Friday, giving a perspective on formal sector employment in the country.

The latest data is part of a report released by the National Statistical Office (NSO).

Gross new enrolments with Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 10.78 lakh in April, 8.91 lakh in May, 10.68 lakh in June, 13.40 lakh in July and 13.47 lakh in August this year, the latest data showed.