Lok Sabha Question No. 3007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Gap between PF Accounts and Contribution
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.12.2016

## GAP BETWEEN PF ACCOUNTS AND CONTRIBUTION

3007. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether there is a wide gap between the number of Provident Fund account  and  members  contributing  every  month  and  if  so,  the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b)the  total  number  of  PF  accounts  being  handled  by  Employee's Provident Fund Organisation along with active and dormant accounts for which contributions are not being received, State/UTwise; and
- (c)the number of members whose contributions have been continuously  received  through  their  employers  during  each  of  the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE(IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): The  total  number  of  Employees'  Provident  Fund  (EPF)  member accounts as on 31.03.2016, as per Annual Report for 2015-16, is 17.14 crore. On an average, contributions have been received in respect of 3.76 crore members during the year 2015-16.  Reasons for this gap are as under:-
- (i) The members after switching over from one covered establishment to another, especially, those employed in seasonal establishments and  contractor  workers,  do  not  withdraw  or  get  their  balance transferred  to  the  new  Provident  Fund  (PF)  account  resulting  in multiple accounts.
- (ii) It  is  not  statutorily  mandated  for  members  to  withdraw  the accumulations after they are no longer in employment.

- (b): The total number of EPF member accounts as on 31.03.2016, as per  Annual  Report  for  2015-16,  is  17.14  crore.  Further,  there  is  no dormant account in Employees' Provident Fund (EPF). However, as per para 72(6) of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, certain amounts are classified as 'Inoperative Accounts' in which contributions have not been received for 36 months continuously. All such Inoperative Accounts have, however, definite claimants.

The State/UT-wise details of accounts/ members are at Annex-I.

(c): The total number of members (on an average) whose contributions  have  been  received  during  the  last  three  years  are  as under:-

2013-14  :

3.26 crore

2014-15  :

3.49 crore

2015-16  :

3.76 crore

State/UT-wise  details  of  average  contributing  members  as  on 31.03.2016 are at Annex-II.

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Annex referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3007 by Shri P. Kumar for 05.12.2016 regarding Gap between PF Accounts and Contribution.

## ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE/UT-WISE (AS ON 31-03-2016)

| State/UT                 | Establishments   | Establishments   | Establishments   | Members     | Members   | Members     |
|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------|-------------|
| State/UT                 | UEX*             | EX**             | TOTAL            | UEX*        | EX**      | TOTAL       |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND | 672              | 3                | 675              | 30,522      | 6         | 30,528      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 36,878           | 50               | 36,928           | 31,83,210   | 80,053    | 32,63,263   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 826              | 7                | 833              | 23,056      | -         | 23,056      |
| ASSAM                    | 8,884            | 29               | 8,913            | 5,74,305    | 15,253    | 5,89,558    |
| BIHAR                    | 11,354           | 151              | 11,505           | 10,13,852   | 24,901    | 10,38,753   |
| CHANDIGARH               | 3,084            | 15               | 3,099            | 7,82,609    | 5,999     | 7,88,608    |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 12,122           | 49               | 12,171           | 12,79,634   | 50,860    | 13,30,494   |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI     | 104              | -                | 104              | 38,270      | -         | 38,270      |
| DAMAN&DIU                | 1,538            | -                | 1,538            | 4,54,785    | -         | 4,54,785    |
| DELHI                    | 58,361           | 207              | 58,568           | 1,34,00,294 | 5,72,256  | 1,39,72,550 |
| GOA                      | 4,502            | 13               | 4,515            | 11,77,475   | 12,011    | 11,89,486   |
| GUJARAT                  | 79,725           | 238              | 79,963           | 1,26,46,642 | 2,80,609  | 1,29,27,251 |
| HARYANA                  | 44,399           | 172              | 44,571           | 1,20,51,348 | 3,40,302  | 1,23,91,650 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 9,869            | 91               | 9,960            | 11,34,512   | 31,140    | 11,65,652   |
| JHARKHAND                | 16,751           | 173              | 16,924           | 16,00,339   | 2,11,349  | 18,11,688   |
| KARNATAKA                | 65,351           | 200              | 65,551           | 1,80,44,940 | 21,16,094 | 2,01,61,034 |
| KERALA                   | 25,639           | 75               | 25,714           | 25,97,957   | 38,086    | 26,36,043   |
| LAKSHADWEEP              | 14               | -                | 14               | 78          | -         | 78          |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 31,422           | 70               | 31,492           | 37,56,907   | 81,701    | 38,38,608   |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 1,41,912         | 998              | 1,42,910         | 3,18,65,212 | 22,62,575 | 3,41,27,787 |
| MANIPUR                  | 673              | 4                | 677              | 23,256      | 67        | 23,323      |
| MEGHALAYA                | 806              | 2                | 808              | 69,220      | 12,648    | 81,868      |
| MIZORAM                  | 199              | -                | 199              | 6,928       | -         | 6,928       |
| NAGALAND                 | 522              | -                | 522              | 14,733      | -         | 14,733      |
| ODISHA                   | 22,272           | 111              | 22,383           | 25,45,172   | 84,417    | 26,29,589   |
| PUDUCHERRY               | 2,328            | 1                | 2,329            | 4,32,353    | 1,308     | 4,33,661    |
| PUNJAB                   | 39,344           | 96               | 39,440           | 47,77,366   | 69,723    | 48,47,089   |

| RAJASTHAN     | 32,958   | 236   | 33,194   | 41,01,569    | 1,71,887   | 42,73,456    |
|---------------|----------|-------|----------|--------------|------------|--------------|
| SIKKIM        | 412      | 4     | 416      | 49,989       | 44         | 50,033       |
| TAMILNADU     | 1,01,693 | 347   | 1,02,040 | 2,00,11,821  | 5,67,087   | 2,05,78,908  |
| TELANGANA     | 42,571   | 95    | 42,666   | 89,37,327    | 4,56,120   | 93,93,447    |
| TRIPURA       | 1,113    | -     | 1,113    | 78,250       | -          | 78,250       |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 64,160   | 263   | 64,423   | 69,80,141    | 2,62,811   | 72,42,952    |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 8,445    | 52    | 8,497    | 21,94,552    | 79,624     | 22,74,176    |
| WEST BENGAL   | 51,029   | 613   | 51,642   | 70,93,116    | 6,13,310   | 77,06,426    |
| TOTAL         | 9,21,932 | 4,365 | 9,26,297 | 16,29,71,740 | 84,42,241  | 17,14,13,981 |

*UEX - UNEXEMPTED ** EX - EXEMPTED

## Annex referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3007 by Shri P. Kumar for 05.12.2016 regarding Gap between PF Accounts and Contribution.

## Average contributing members as on 31.03.2016 (State/UT-wise)

| State                                                                                                       | Contributing Members   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana)                                                                        | 32,92,532              |
| Bihar                                                                                                       | 2,88,521               |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                | 3,60,161               |
| Delhi                                                                                                       | 24,92,295              |
| Goa                                                                                                         | 1,64,211               |
| Gujarat (includes Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli)                                                     | 24,97,819              |
| Haryana                                                                                                     | 19,12,951              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 2,59,115               |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                   | 4,23,029               |
| Karnataka                                                                                                   | 45,61,743              |
| Kerala (including Lakshadweep)                                                                              | 10,07,328              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                              | 9,03,547               |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                 | 74,99,727              |
| States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur & Mizoram (North- Eastern Region) | 2,86,388               |
| Odisha                                                                                                      | 6,77,821               |
| Punjab (including Chandigarh)                                                                               | 9,88,938               |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                   | 8,75,822               |
| Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry)                                                                           | 45,27,430              |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                 | 4,75,648               |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                               | 16,44,800              |
| West Bengal (including Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands)                                                | 24,82,614              |
| Total                                                                                                       | 3,76,22,440            |

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