<h1>India's Formal Sector Sees Slight Dip in EPF and ESI Subscribers, NPS Gains in September 2024.</h1> The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released employment statistics for the formal sector in India, covering data since September 2017. The report highlights subscriber numbers for three major schemes: the Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Employees State Insurance (ESI), and the National Pension Scheme (NPS). In September 2024, new EPF subscribers numbered 947,068, down from August's 978,275. ESI saw 1,502,964 new contributors, slightly decreasing from 1,525,086 in August. NPS gained 58,018 new subscribers, up from 54,869 in August.