34.6 lakh people joined formal workforce in 6 months: Govt
India added around 34.6 lakh people to the formal workforce between September 2017 and February 2018, according to payroll data released by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and National Pension System (NPS) for the first time. EPFO registered around 31.1 lakh new contributors, and the new accounts added under NPS in the central and government sector stood at 3.5 lakh.