Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Functioning of EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 370

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## FUNCTIONING OF EPFO

## †*370. SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

## SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

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

- (a)the rules/regulations and the guidelines for registration of workers Employees'
- especially in the unorganised sector under the Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO);
- (b)the  number  of  employees  of  both  organised  and  unorganised sectors registered under EPFO, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  launched  online  services  for  EPF customers and if so, the details thereof along with the number of workers likely to be benefited therefrom, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the other measures taken by the Government to make  the functioning of EPFO  more  transparent  and  convenient  for  all stakeholders?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016 BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER AND SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF EPFO.

(a) The  Employees'  Provident  Funds  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 applies to every establishment  which employs 20  or  more  persons  and  is  either  a  factory  engaged  in  an  industry specified in Schedule-I or the Act has been made applicable to it by notification in the Official Gazette.   There is no distinction between organized sector and unorganized sector for the purpose of coverage of  establishments or registration  of  employees under EPF & MP Act, 1952.

(b) The average number of contributing Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)  members  during  2015-16  is  at  Annex.    No  separate  details  in respect of unorganized and organized sectors are available with EPFO.

(c)  & (d) The Government has launched the following online services for EPF stakeholders:

(i) For  Employers:  Electronic-Cum-Challan  Receipt  (ECR);  Online Registration of Establishment (OLRE); and Online filing of returns by Exempted Establishments.

(ii) For  employees:  Universal  Account  Number  (UAN);  E-Passbook; Online  payment  through  NEFT;  and  Facility  for  online  transfer claim submission.

(iii) For  Pensioners:  Disbursement  of  Pensions  through  the  core banking system.

The various services will not only benefit the members who are contributing  to  the  Fund  but  will  also  benefit  the  workers  who  are presently not contributing.

Contd..

The other measures include:

- (iv) Updation of member accounts in a single day.
- (v) Internet banking facility for the employers to make  their remittance through online banking.
- (vi) SMS & mobile facilities to the members and employers intimating instantaneous details of monthly transactions, Mobile Applications, Missed call service, short code SMS Services have also been introduced.
- (vi) 'Know your claim' status.
- (vii) Submission of Digital Jeevan Pramaan Certificate.

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ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 370 FOR REPLY ON 12.12.2016 BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER AND SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF EPFO.

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

| State/UT                                                                                                     | 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 Regions) | 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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