Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu churn out over half of formal jobs

As many as 3.93 million jobs were added in the formal sector from September 2017 to March 2018

More than half of the formal jobs created in India or informal jobs formalised in India are in three leading industrialised states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, latest Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) data for seven months show. 

However, job creation in the National Capital Region, which includes Gurugram and Noida in addition to Delhi, would possibly be comparable to the top three. Job creation in these regions has been included in the respective states in which they fall, namely Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. 

The data was released for the first time for 20 states and two Union territories,