Around 1.2 crore new people join EPFO payroll in 2021: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the hiring activity picked up last year as compared to the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing the Nasscom report, PM Modi said that India has generated over 27 lakh jobs in the IT sector.

India’s hiring trend has improved as compared to the first COVID wave. We have generated over 27 lakh jobs in IT sector as per Nasscom report.: PM @narendramodi
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) February 8, 2022

He further said that approximately 1.2 crore new people joined EPFO payroll, which shows there was a growth in the formal sector employment. PM Modi replied to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.

In 2021, approx. 1.2 crore new people joined EPFO payroll showing growth in formal sector employment : PM @narendramodi
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) February 8, 2022