Lok Sabha Question No. 1426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: EPFO and ESIC Enrolment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1426 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## EPFO AND ESIC ENROLMENT

## 1426. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a)whether  there  has  been  a  significant  increase  in  the  number  of employees  enrolled  with  Employees  Provident  Fund  Organisation and  Employees  State  Insurance  Corporation  during  the  last  three
- years;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  employees enrolled during the said period, year-wise and State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  taken  adequate  steps  to  guarantee them their rights along with social security and health benefit and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has received any complaints/suggestions
- from various quarters to ensure better facilities to employees; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The year-wise and State-wise details of total members  (accounts)  with  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation (EPFO)  during  the  last  three  years  are  at  Annex  A,  B  and  C.    The number  of employees  enrolled with Employees' State Insurance Corporation  (ESIC)  during  the  last  three  years  State/UT-wise  is  at Annex D.

(c): Employees  enrolled  with  EPFO  and  ESIC  are  provided  all the benefits enshrined under Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1952  and  Employees'  State  Insurance Act,  1948.      The  benefits  provided  to  members  of  EPFO  include, provident fund,  pension  and  deposit-linked insurance. Similarly, members of ESIC are provided health insurance in the form of medical care as well as cash benefits during sickness, maternity and disability benefit under the ESI Scheme.

Further,  workers  employed  in  organized  (formal)  sector  are also provided benefits through the following Acts:-

- i. The Employee's Compensation Act, 1923.
- ii. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
- iii. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
4. (d) & (e): Grievances/suggestions  for  ensuring  better  facilities  to employees  are  received  from  time  to  time  from  various  quarters/ stakeholders.  There  is  an  inbuilt  mechanism  in  EPFO  and  ESIC  to redress  such  grievances. The  suggestions  so  received  are  also considered for improving the social security schemes.

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Annex referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 05.03.2018 raised by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel regarding EPFO and ESIC Enrolment.

| Concentration of Establishments & Members (State-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2015   | Concentration of Establishments & Members (State-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2015   | Concentration of Establishments & Members (State-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2015   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO                                                                                 | State                                                                                | MEMBERS (Accounts)                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                    | Maharashtra                                                                          | 31378999                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                    | Tamil Nadu                                                                           | 19632669                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                    | Karnataka                                                                            | 18327669                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                    | Delhi                                                                                | 12657453                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                    | Gujarat                                                                              | 12413799                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                    | Andhra Pradesh                                                                       | 11908742                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                    | Haryana                                                                              | 11271232                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                    | West Bengal                                                                          | 7223536                                                                              |
| 9                                                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                        | 6670480                                                                              |
| 10                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                               | 5444048                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                   | Rajasthan                                                                            | 3991537                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | 3569593                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                               | 2593429                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                               | 2498805                                                                              |
| 15                                                                                   | Uttrakhand                                                                           | 2030261                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                            | 1700315                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                         | 1232584                                                                              |
| 18                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                  | 1120273                                                                              |
| 19                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                     | 1103163                                                                              |
| 20                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                | 947552                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                   | North East Region                                                                    | 754298                                                                               |
| TOTAL                                                                                | TOTAL                                                                                | 158470437                                                                            |

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 05.03.2018 raised by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel regarding EPFO and ESIC Enrolment.

7,706,426

| Concentration of Establishments & Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2016   | Concentration of Establishments & Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2016   | Concentration of Establishments & Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO as on 31.03.2016   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                | MEMBERS (Accounts)                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                               | 30,528                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                          | 3,263,263                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                       | 23,056                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                       | ASSAM                                                                                   | 589,558                                                                                 |
| 5                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                   | 1,038,753                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                                                                              | 788,608                                                                                 |
| 7                                                                                       | CHHATTISGARH                                                                            | 1,330,494                                                                               |
| 8                                                                                       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                                                    | 38,270                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                       | DAMAN & DIU                                                                             | 454,785                                                                                 |
| 10                                                                                      | DELHI                                                                                   | 13,972,550                                                                              |
| 11                                                                                      | GOA                                                                                     | 1,189,486                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                                 | 12,927,251                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                 | 12,391,650                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                        | 1,165,652                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                                               | 1,811,688                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                                               | 20,161,034                                                                              |
| 17                                                                                      | KERALA                                                                                  | 2,636,043                                                                               |
| 18                                                                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                             | 78                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                          | 3,838,608                                                                               |
| 20                                                                                      | MAHARASHTRA                                                                             | 34,127,787                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                      | MANIPUR                                                                                 | 23,323                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                      | MEGHALAYA                                                                               | 81,868                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                      | MIZORAM                                                                                 | 6,928                                                                                   |
| 24                                                                                      | NAGALAND                                                                                | 14,733                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                                  | 2,629,589                                                                               |
| 26                                                                                      | PUDUCHERRY                                                                              | 433,661                                                                                 |
| 27                                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                                  | 4,847,089                                                                               |
| 28                                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                                               | 4,273,456                                                                               |
| 29                                                                                      | SIKKIM                                                                                  | 50,033                                                                                  |
| 30                                                                                      | TAMIL NADU                                                                              | 20,578,908                                                                              |
| 31                                                                                      | TELANGANA                                                                               | 9,393,447                                                                               |
| 32                                                                                      | TRIPURA                                                                                 | 78,250                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                           | 7,242,952                                                                               |
| 34                                                                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                             | 2,274,176                                                                               |
| 35                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                                             | 7,706,426                                                                               |
|                                                                                         | Grand Total                                                                             | 171,413,981                                                                             |

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 05.03.2018 raised by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel regarding EPFO and ESIC Enrolment.

| Concentration of Establishments and Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO (31-03-2017)   | Concentration of Establishments and Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO (31-03-2017)         | Concentration of Establishments and Members (State/UT-wise) under EPFO (31-03-2017)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO                                                                                  | STATE/UT                                                                                    | MEMBERS (Accounts)                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                     | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                   | 34,933                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                              | 3,755,279                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                     | ASSAM INCLUDING ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MANIPUR, MIZORAM, NAGALAND, SIKKIM, TRIPURA & MEGHALAYA. | 945,193                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                     | BIHAR                                                                                       | 1,235,709                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                     | CHANDIGARH                                                                                  | 3,160,330                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                     | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                | 1,547,123                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                     | DELHI                                                                                       | 15,546,706                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                     | GOA                                                                                         | 1,316,705                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                     | GUJARAT INCLUDING DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU.                                     | 15,260,059                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                    | HARYANA                                                                                     | 14,041,586                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                            | 1,362,504                                                                             |
| 12                                                                                    | JHARKHAND                                                                                   | 1,997,937                                                                             |
| 13                                                                                    | KARNATAKA                                                                                   | 22,497,385                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                    | KERALA INCLUDING LAKSHADWEEP                                                                | 2,973,688                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                              | 4,403,751                                                                             |
| 16                                                                                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                 | 38,417,086                                                                            |
| 17                                                                                    | ODISHA                                                                                      | 2,925,452                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                    | PUNJAB                                                                                      | 3,051,343                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                    | RAJASTHAN                                                                                   | 4,923,490                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                    | TAMIL NADU INCLUDING PUDUCHERRY                                                             | 23,653,089                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                    | TELANGANA                                                                                   | 10,692,231                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                               | 8,349,214                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                    | UTTRAKHAND                                                                                  | 2,714,784                                                                             |
| 24                                                                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                                                 | 8,586,283                                                                             |
|                                                                                       | TOTAL                                                                                       | 193,391,860                                                                           |

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) and (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 05.03.2018 raised by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel regarding EPFO and ESIC Enrolment.

| Coverage under ESIC   | Coverage under ESIC                               | Coverage under ESIC        | Coverage under ESIC        | Coverage under ESIC       |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.NO                  | Name of the State /U.T.                           | No. of Employees (2014-15) | No. of Employees (2015-16) | No of Employees (2016-17) |
| 1                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                    |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | VIJAYWADA                                         | 1061890                    | 272640                     | 440440                    |
|                       | TIRUPATHI                                         | 249640                     | 114660                     | 198560                    |
|                       | VISAKHAPATNAM                                     | 174540                     | 188070                     | 312360                    |
| 2                     | TELANGANA                                         | 0*                         | 1024020                    | 1522130                   |
| 3                     | ASSAM,MEHGHALAYA AND TRIPURA                      | 128200                     | 137670                     | 190560                    |
| 4                     | SIKKIM                                            | 0*                         | 11080                      | 15350                     |
| 5                     | BIHAR                                             | 113900                     | 127790                     | 188780                    |
| 6                     | CHANDIGARH                                        | 91490                      | 95140                      | 217860                    |
| 7                     | CHHATTISGARH                                      | 232710                     | 238290                     | 389150                    |
| 8                     | DELHI                                             |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | RAJENDER PLACE                                    | 415930                     | 467240                     | 813760                    |
|                       | ROHINI                                            | 158490                     | 163510                     | 223260                    |
|                       | OKHLA                                             | 464610                     | 500580                     | 758710                    |
| 9                     | GOA                                               | 137470                     | 144430                     | 262650                    |
| 10                    | GUJARAT, DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | AHMEDABAD                                         | 421260                     | 466090                     | 652420                    |
|                       | VADODRA                                           | 180460                     | 191630                     | 246490                    |
|                       | SURAT                                             | 239880                     | 250960                     | 449730                    |
| 11                    | HARYANA                                           |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | FARIDABAD                                         | 483000                     | 503860                     | 659220                    |
|                       | GURUGRAM                                          | 685510                     | 759630                     | 1850600                   |
|                       | AMBALA                                            | 134560                     | 141230                     | 192310                    |
| 12                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                  | 199260                     | 205420                     | 255660                    |
| 13                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                 | 75770                      | 82390                      | 233520                    |
| 14                    | JHARKHAND                                         | 218010                     | 228170                     | 295030                    |
| 15                    | KARNATAKA                                         |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | BANGALORE                                         | 653110                     | 699000                     | 967160                    |
|                       | HUBLI                                             | 178710                     | 197670                     | 271560                    |
|                       | PEENYA                                            | 369010                     | 382060                     | 501980                    |
|                       | BOMASANDRA                                        | 498640                     | 541840                     | 776520                    |
|                       | GULBARGA                                          | 43930                      | 45440                      | 139480                    |
|                       | MYSORE                                            | 116090                     | 128330                     | 184090                    |
|                       | MANGALORE                                         | 94400                      | 100960                     | 168330                    |
| 16                    | KERALA AND LAKSHADWEEP                            |                            |                            |                           |
|                       | THRISSUR                                          | 93550                      | 97320                      | 134530                    |
|                       | ERNAKULAM                                         | 270800                     | 288030                     | 372480                    |
|                       | KOLLAM                                            | 136890                     | 109960                     | 112360                    |
|                       | KOZHIKODE                                         | 100130                     | 102540                     | 136170                    |

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1426 for 05.03.2018 raised by Shri Nalin Kumar Kateel regarding EPFO and ESIC Enrolment.

| Coverage under ESIC   | Coverage under ESIC                        | Coverage under ESIC   | Coverage under ESIC   | Coverage under ESIC   |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|                       | THIRUVANANTHPURAM                          | 111540                | 107290                | 113360                |
| 17                    | MADHYA PRADESH                             | 448190                | 481530                | 718720                |
| 18                    | MAHARASHTRA                                |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | LOWER PAREL                                | 367070                | 385350                | 675890                |
|                       | MAROL                                      | 486190                | 497000                | 939770                |
|                       | THANE                                      | 368680                | 371430                | 612390                |
|                       | NAGPUR                                     | 146680                | 145670                | 276950                |
|                       | AURANGABAD                                 | 126200                | 129670                | 219430                |
|                       | PUNE                                       | 476660                | 499390                | 1152790               |
|                       | NASIK                                      | 81010                 | 80550                 | 148490                |
| 19                    | ODISHA                                     | 340050                | 365910                | 510880                |
| 20                    | PUDUCHERRY AND ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 87890                 | 90350                 | 105460                |
| 21                    | PUNJAB                                     |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | RO PUNJAB                                  | 252640                | 259620                | 437120                |
|                       | JALANDHAR                                  | 175810                | 180160                | 221450                |
|                       | LUDHIANA                                   | 286460                | 280420                | 368230                |
| 22                    | RAJASTHAN                                  |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | JAIPUR                                     | 442950                | 487910                | 841430                |
|                       | UDAIPUR                                    | 126990                | 128940                | 186320                |
|                       | JODHPUR                                    | 84820                 | 84780                 | 127330                |
| 23                    | TAMIL NADU                                 |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | CHENNAI                                    | 1284160               | 1335310               | 2034510               |
|                       | TIRUNELVELLI                               | 139190                | 140170                | 183860                |
|                       | SALEM                                      | 237340                | 254890                | 324950                |
|                       | COIMBATORE                                 | 539760                | 563080                | 679250                |
|                       | MADURAI                                    | 295170                | 302310                | 381550                |
| 24                    | UTTAR PRADESH                              |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | KANPUR                                     | 244670                | 255830                | 362860                |
|                       | VARANASI                                   | 39050                 | 41910                 | 64940                 |
|                       | NOIDA                                      | 656590                | 678880                | 1010790               |
|                       | LUCKNOW                                    | 219430                | 194480                | 288930                |
| 25                    | UTTARAKHAND                                | 313570                | 351040                | 527880                |
| 26                    | WEST BENGAL                                |                       |                       |                       |
|                       | BARRACKPORE                                | 201640                | 215000                | 294670                |
|                       | KOLKATA                                    | 841460                | 880560                | 1220200               |
|                       | DURGAPUR                                   | 111270                | 124170                | 157450                |
|                       | ALL INDIA                                  | 17954970              | 18921250              | 29321060              |

2. Sikkim was bifurcated from Assam Region in the year 2015-2016.

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