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Wikipedia was issued a notice by the government over concerns of “bias and inaccuracy” on the website, according to a report. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting contacted the free encyclopaedia, questioning why the platform should be treated as an intermediary and not as a publisher. The government notice comes amid the ongoing case in the Delhi High Court where the online encyclopaedia faces allegations of protecting users who added defamatory edits on the page of Asian News International (ANI).

Wikipedia Receives Notice From Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

According to a report in The Economic Times, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting raised several concerns including the instances of bias and inaccuracies on the website as well as the editorial control being concentrated in the hands of a few persons.

Additionally, the ministry also asked the online encyclopaedia why it should not be treated as a publisher instead of an intermediary, as per the report. Wikipedia does not classify itself as a publisher and instead says it operates on a volunteering system where users create, edit, and manage pages across a diverse range of topics.

The notice was issued after the Delhi High Court recent called the open editing system of the platform “dangerous”. Notably, the court was hearing a case where the Wikipedia page about the news agency ANI was described as a “propaganda tool” of the government. The court remarked that the unrestricted nature of the edit feature of the platform could potentially lead to harmful information being added to the pages of public figures and entities.

Despite an order by the court, Wikipedia reportedly refused to provide the names of the users who had made the alleged edits to the page. Meanwhile, the legal representatives of the online encyclopaedia have asserted that the users with edit access must adhere to the established policies about verifiable content as well as legal guidelines.

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New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made a net addition of 1.85 million members in August, an increase of 9.07% year-on-year (YoY).

The ministry of labour and employment said that EPFO enrolled around 930,000 new members in August, with an increase of 0.48% in the new members from August 2023.

The net figure is made up of both new members, and those who have rejoined after leaving work.

Surge in membership

“This surge in new memberships can be attributed to growing employment opportunities, increased awareness of employee benefits, and EPFO ‘s successful outreach programs,” said the statement.

The data showed that people from the 18-25 age group constituted about 59.26% of the total new members added in August 2024. Further, the net payroll data for the age group 18-25 for August 2024 is about 806,000.

“This is in consonance with the earlier trend which indicates that most individuals joining the organized workforce are youth, primarily first-time job seekers,” the ministry said.

Gender-wise analysis of payroll data reveals that out of the new members added during the month under review, around 253,000 are new female members, indicating a growth of 3.75% in the addition of new female members in August 2023. Also, the net female member addition during the month stood at around 379,000, with 10.41% year-on-year growth. The surge in female member additions is indicative of a broader shift towards a more inclusive and diverse workforce.

The payroll data further highlighted that around 1.35 million members exited and subsequently rejoined EPFO. This figure depicts year-over-year growth of 14.03% compared to August 2023.

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.

In terms of state-wise analysis of payroll data denotes that net member addition in the top five states or union territories constitutes around 59.17% of net member addition, adding a total around 1.09 million net members during the month. Of the states, Maharashtra is leading by adding 20.59% of net members during the month. Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh individually added more than 5% of the total net members during August.

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