Lok Sabha Question No. 3887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-19
Subject: EPS 1995
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2018

## EPS 1995

## 3887. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a)the  number  of  employees  enrolled  under  Employees  Pension  Scheme
- (EPS), 1995 at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b)the  details  of  the  amount  distributed  under  EPS  during  each  of  the  last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether the Government has set up a High Level Committee to review and revamp the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995;
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (e)whether the said Committee has submitted its report to the Government;
- (f)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  main  recommendations  made  by the said Committee and if not, the time by which the Committee is likely to
- submit its report to the Government; and
- (g)the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure timely payment to the pensioners under the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  A  statement  showing  the  number  of  employees  enrolled  under  the Employees'  Pension  Scheme  (EPS),  1995  at  present,  State/UT-wise  is  at Annexure-I.

(b): A statement showing the details of the amount distributed under EPS, 1995 during each of the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise is at Annexure-II.

(c) to (f): The  Government  has  constituted  a  High-Empowered  Monitoring Committee under the Chairpersonship of Shri Heera Lal Samariya, Additional Secretary, Ministry of  Labour  and  Employment with Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees and Employers representatives amongst others as members, for complete  evaluation  and  review  of  the  Employees'  Pension  Scheme  (EPS), 1995  vide  Order  dated  04.01.2018.  The  Committee  has  been  mandated  to submit its recommendations to the Government within a period of 03 months from date of its constitution viz. 04.01.2018.

(g): Monthly Pension payment is credited on 1st day of the month.

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Annexure-I

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3887 for reply on 19.03.2018 by Shri Gajanan Kirtikar and others, M.Ps. regarding 'EPS 1995'.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    | under EPS-   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| 1.        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 9928         |
| 2.        | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 955073       |
| 3.        | ASSAM                       | 271709       |
| 4.        | BIHAR                       | 324582       |
| 5.        | CHANDIGARH                  | 362662       |
| 6.        | CHHATTISGARH                | 368575       |
| 7.        | DELHI                       | 2403857      |
| 8.        | GOA                         | 169712       |
| 9.        | GUJARAT                     | 2729742      |
| 10.       | HARYANA                     | 2061353      |
| 11.       | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 281111       |
| 12.       | JHARKHAND                   | 411698       |
| 13.       | KARNATAKA                   | 4718860      |
| 14.       | KERALA                      | 968118       |
| 15.       | MADHYA PRADESH              | 932616       |
| 16.       | MAHARASHTRA                 | 8074067      |
| 17.       | ODISHA                      | 651682       |
| 18.       | PUNJAB                      | 615150       |
| 19.       | RAJASTHAN                   | 944307       |
| 20.       | TAMIL NADU                  | 4571867      |
| 21.       | TELANGANA                   | 2418466      |
| 22.       | TRIPURA                     | 29833        |
| 23.       | UTTAR PRADESH               | 1785647      |
| 24.       | UTTARAKHAND                 | 481445       |
| 25.       | WEST BENGAL                 | 2434253      |
|           | TOTAL                       | 3,89,76,313  |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No. 3887 for reply on 19.03.2018 by Shri Gajanan Kirtikar and others, M.Ps. regarding 'EPS 1995'.

|   Sl. No. | State                       |   Amount distributed during Financial Year 2014-2015 (Rs.) |   Amount distributed during Financial Year 2015-2016 (Rs.) |   Amount distributed during Financial Year 2016-2017 (Rs.) |   Amount distributed during current Financial Year (Rs.) |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                                                   41443790 |                                                   52083220 |                                                   54077066 |                                                 54495279 |
|         2 | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                                                 4475114723 |                                                 4605644516 |                                                 5213278830 |                                               5450882268 |
|         3 | ASSAM                       |                                                  857910239 |                                                  960210583 |                                                 1115491505 |                                               1243173959 |
|         4 | BIHAR                       |                                                 2152027103 |                                                 2501037242 |                                                 3196128763 |                                               2744272962 |
|         5 | CHANDIGARH                  |                                                 1266267801 |                                                 1230821849 |                                                 1332809546 |                                               1537683077 |
|         6 | CHHATTISGARH                |                                                 1335216957 |                                                 1790348586 |                                                 1877928601 |                                               1745826230 |
|         7 | DELHI                       |                                                 5844923148 |                                                 6066883511 |                                                 7370860366 |                                               7672204275 |
|         8 | GOA                         |                                                  588482507 |                                                  597933327 |                                                  660766166 |                                                687783292 |
|         9 | GUJARAT                     |                                                 7614552179 |                                                 8656934745 |                                                 9452468507 |                                              10526037771 |
|        10 | HARYANA                     |                                                 4724212579 |                                                 4896223232 |                                                 5867218723 |                                               6497460316 |
|        11 | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                                                  850522421 |                                                  897478716 |                                                 1046775415 |                                               1129572479 |
|        12 | JHARKHAND                   |                                                 2221319945 |                                                 2634405638 |                                                 2830463176 |                                               2722185272 |
|        13 | KARNATAKA                   |                                                13571545200 |                                                12818370037 |                                                16188585275 |                                              16759253447 |
|        14 | KERALA                      |                                                 5393607922 |                                                 6137619579 |                                                 7187205697 |                                               7807939851 |
|        15 | MADHYA PRADESH              |                                                 3054938888 |                                                 3607633544 |                                                 3885220900 |                                               4254129645 |
|        16 | MAHARASHTRA                 |                                                25424157287 |                                                27531954363 |                                                29826403323 |                                              31608485579 |
|        17 | ODISHA                      |                                                 2457400127 |                                                 2765597482 |                                                 3256533196 |                                               3297913858 |
|        18 | PUNJAB                      |                                                 2426738655 |                                                 2623395816 |                                                 2904981382 |                                               3193107319 |
|        19 | RAJASTHAN                   |                                                 2726526443 |                                                 3102823870 |                                                 3642691654 |                                               3521691310 |
|        20 | TAMIL NADU                  |                                                14422989757 |                                                14678225423 |                                                17489390004 |                                              18725993134 |
|        21 | TELANGANA                   |                                                 6654016237 |                                                 6860411161 |                                                 8054425412 |                                               7841481554 |
|        22 | TRIPURA                     |                                                   90735390 |                                                  115646930 |                                                  173406961 |                                                139173609 |
|        23 | UTTAR PRADESH               |                                                 7149830260 |                                                 8278642087 |                                                 9260988019 |                                              10047114735 |
|        24 | UTTARAKHAND                 |                                                 1158680543 |                                                 1335866604 |                                                 1487087523 |                                               1719306794 |
|        25 | WEST BENGAL                 |                                                 7575952684 |                                                 8513429477 |                                                10183368961 |                                              10647107115 |

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