Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Medical Benefit to EPF Members
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 372 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## MEDICAL BENEFIT TO EPF MEMBERS

†372. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

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

- (a)whether the  Government  is  proposing  a  scheme  or  likely to formulate a scheme to provide medical benefits to the employees covered under Employees' Provident Fund;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  total  number  of  workers  attached  with  Employees'  Provident Fund  Organisation  along  with  the  number  of  workers  out  of  them getting ESI facilities in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)whether the Government has formulated/proposes to formulate any policy to provide ESI facilities to all the EPFO attached workers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b): A  pilot  scheme  to  extend  medical  benefits  to  Employees' Pension  Scheme  (EPS),  1995  pensioners  through  Employees'  State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  hospitals  is  under  examination  of  the Government.
- (c): The details of  total number of  Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) accounts are at Annex. Data in respect of Employees' Provident Fund  Organization  (EPFO)  members  getting  ESIC  facilities  is  not maintained by EPFO.
- (d): No, Madam. At present, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 372 for  05.02.2018  raised  by  Shri  Bharat  Singh  regarding  Medical  Benefit  to  EPF Members.

| Number of Accounts in Employees' Provident Fund - State/UT-Wise as on 31-03- 2017           | Number of Accounts in Employees' Provident Fund - State/UT-Wise as on 31-03- 2017   | Number of Accounts in Employees' Provident Fund - State/UT-Wise as on 31-03- 2017   | Number of Accounts in Employees' Provident Fund - State/UT-Wise as on 31-03- 2017   |
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| STATE/UT                                                                                    | Un-exempted                                                                         | Exempted                                                                            | Total                                                                               |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                   | 34932                                                                               | 1                                                                                   | 34933                                                                               |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                              | 3678246                                                                             | 77033                                                                               | 3755279                                                                             |
| ASSAM INCLUDING ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MANIPUR, MIZORAM, NAGALAND, SIKKIM, TRIPURA & MEGHALAYA. | 919952                                                                              | 25241                                                                               | 945193                                                                              |
| BIHAR                                                                                       | 1210808                                                                             | 24901                                                                               | 1235709                                                                             |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                                  | 3141712                                                                             | 18618                                                                               | 3160330                                                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                                | 1497119                                                                             | 50004                                                                               | 1547123                                                                             |
| DELHI                                                                                       | 14887564                                                                            | 659142                                                                              | 15546706                                                                            |
| GOA                                                                                         | 1303786                                                                             | 12919                                                                               | 1316705                                                                             |
| GUJARAT INCLUDING DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN & DIU.                                       | 14965561                                                                            | 294498                                                                              | 15260059                                                                            |
| HARYANA                                                                                     | 13675494                                                                            | 366092                                                                              | 14041586                                                                            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                            | 1328323                                                                             | 34181                                                                               | 1362504                                                                             |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                   | 1782764                                                                             | 215173                                                                              | 1997937                                                                             |
| KARNATAKA                                                                                   | 20172762                                                                            | 2324623                                                                             | 22497385                                                                            |
| KERALA INCLUDING LAKSHADWEEP                                                                | 2930697                                                                             | 42991                                                                               | 2973688                                                                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                              | 4315997                                                                             | 87754                                                                               | 4403751                                                                             |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                                 | 35830640                                                                            | 2586446                                                                             | 38417086                                                                            |
| ODISHA                                                                                      | 2842554                                                                             | 82898                                                                               | 2925452                                                                             |
| PUNJAB                                                                                      | 2987623                                                                             | 63720                                                                               | 3051343                                                                             |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                                   | 4739045                                                                             | 184445                                                                              | 4923490                                                                             |
| TAMIL NADU INCLUDING PUDUCHERRY                                                             | 23056290                                                                            | 596799                                                                              | 23653089                                                                            |
| TELANGANA                                                                                   | 10193992                                                                            | 498239                                                                              | 10692231                                                                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                               | 8078977                                                                             | 270237                                                                              | 8349214                                                                             |
| UTTRAKHAND                                                                                  | 2637513                                                                             | 77271                                                                               | 2714784                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                                 | 7923925                                                                             | 662358                                                                              | 8586283                                                                             |
| TOTAL                                                                                       | 184136276                                                                           | 9255584                                                                             | 193391860                                                                           |

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