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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) added 21.04 lakh net members in July 2025 according to official data released on Tuesday. This is a 5.55% year-on-year increase compared to July 2024. It was driven by job creation rising awareness of employee benefits and the impact of EPFO’s initiatives. EPFO Records Addition Of 21.04 lakh net members The data shows the dominance of the 18-25 age group. EPFO added 5.98 lakh new subscribers in the 18-25 age group constituting a major 61.06 per cent of the total new subscribers added in July 2025. Further the net payroll addition for the age group 18-25 for July 2025 is around 9.13 lakh with a growth of 4.09 per cent from the previous year in July 2024. This is similar with the earlier trend which indicates that most individuals joining the organised workforce are youth mainly first-time job seekers. Approximately 16.43 lakh members who had exited earlier rejoined EPFO in July 2025. This number shows a major 12.12 per cent year-over-year growth compared to July 2024. How New Joiners Are Divided in EPFO? These members switched their jobs and re-joined the establishments covered under the ambit of EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations instead of applying for final settlement thus safeguarding long-term financial well-being and extending their social security protection. Around 2.80 lakhs new female subscribers joined EPFO in July 2025. The net female payroll addition during the month was 4.42 lakh with a year-over-year growth of 0.17 per cent compared to July 2024. The growth in female member additions shows a broader shift in inclusive and diverse workforce. State-wise analysis of payroll data reflects that the top five states/ UTs constitute around 60.85 per cent of net payroll addition adding a total around 12.80 lakh net payroll during the month. The states/UTs of Maharashtra Karnataka Tamil Nadu Gujarat Haryana Delhi Telangana and Uttar Pradesh individually added more than 5 per cent of the total net payroll during the month.  (With Inputs From ANI)