Lok Sabha Question No. 218 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: EPFO Coverage
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## EPFO COVERAGE

†*218. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)whether the Government has reviewed the performance of personnel/workers working in various sectors in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to cover the employers having 10 or  more  personnel  under  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation (EPFO); and
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the number of workers covered under the EPFO in the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (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. 218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017 BY  SHRI  SUSHIL  KUMAR  SINGH  REGARDING  EPFO COVERAGE.

(a) & (b): Review of performance of the Government employees is a continuous process and the Central Government has since long been reviewing officials on grounds of performance and integrity. (c): No such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present. (d): The  State/UT  wise  details  of  covered  establishments  and membership under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for the years 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 are at Annexure-I.

EPFO had started an enrolment campaign with effect from 01.01.2017 and ended on 30.06.2017. Under this campaign, an employer, whether already  covered  or  yet  to  be  covered,  could  enroll  employees  who remained un-enrolled for any reason between 01.04.2009 and 31.12.2016  by  making  a  declaration  of  such  employees  during  the campaign period. As on 30.06.2017, approximately one crore members had  been  enrolled  including  those  under  declaration.  The  State/UT wise details are at Annexure-II.

|                   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   | STATE-WISE ESTABLISHMENTS &MEMBERSHIP as on 31.03.2015   |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                   | ESTABLISHMENTS                                           | ESTABLISHMENTS                                           | ESTABLISHMENTS                                           | %of all india total                                      | MEMBERS                                                  | MEMBERS                                                  | MEMBERS                                                  | %of all india total                                      |
| Region            | Unexempted                                               | Exempted                                                 | Total                                                    | %of all india total                                      | Unexempted                                               | Exempted                                                 | Total                                                    | %of all india total                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 74644                                                    | 144                                                      | 74788                                                    | 8.68%                                                    | 11433274                                                 | 475468                                                   | 11908742                                                 | 7.51%                                                    |
| Bihar             | 10207                                                    | 153                                                      | 10360                                                    | 1.20%                                                    | 923980                                                   | 23572                                                    | 947552                                                   | 0.60%                                                    |
| Chhattisgarh      | 11189                                                    | 50                                                       | 11239                                                    | 1.31%                                                    | 1180439                                                  | 52145                                                    | 1232584                                                  | 0.78%                                                    |
| Delhi             | 53719                                                    | 231                                                      | 53950                                                    | 6.27%                                                    | 12110495                                                 | 546958                                                   | 12657453                                                 | 7.99%                                                    |
| Goa               | 4238                                                     | 14                                                       | 4252                                                     | 0.49%                                                    | 1108809                                                  | 11464                                                    | 1120273                                                  | 0.71%                                                    |
| Gujarat           | 76518                                                    | 253                                                      | 76771                                                    | 8.92%                                                    | 12153101                                                 | 260698                                                   | 12413799                                                 | 7.83%                                                    |
| Haryana           | 41263                                                    | 173                                                      | 41436                                                    | 4.81%                                                    | 10987118                                                 | 284114                                                   | 11271232                                                 | 7.11%                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 8807                                                     | 89                                                       | 8896                                                     | 1.03%                                                    | 1073331                                                  | 29832                                                    | 1103163                                                  | 0.70%                                                    |
| Jharkhand         | 15535                                                    | 177                                                      | 15712                                                    | 1.82%                                                    | 1494687                                                  | 205628                                                   | 1700315                                                  | 1.07%                                                    |
| Karnataka         | 60147                                                    | 197                                                      | 60344                                                    | 7.01%                                                    | 16445714                                                 | 1881955                                                  | 18327669                                                 | 11.57%                                                   |
| Kerala            | 24525                                                    | 83                                                       | 24608                                                    | 2.86%                                                    | 2555631                                                  | 37798                                                    | 2593429                                                  | 1.64%                                                    |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 27514                                                    | 74                                                       | 27588                                                    | 3.20%                                                    | 3501203                                                  | 68390                                                    | 3569593                                                  | 2.25%                                                    |
| Maharashtra       | 131710                                                   | 992                                                      | 132702                                                   | 15.41%                                                   | 29437082                                                 | 1941917                                                  | 31378999                                                 | 19.80%                                                   |
| North East Region | 11818                                                    | 43                                                       | 11861                                                    | 1.38%                                                    | 728275                                                   | 26023                                                    | 754298                                                   | 0.48%                                                    |
| Orissa            | 20343                                                    | 110                                                      | 20453                                                    | 2.38%                                                    | 2416485                                                  | 82320                                                    | 2498805                                                  | 1.58%                                                    |
| Punjab            | 40056                                                    | 112                                                      | 40168                                                    | 4.66%                                                    | 5375672                                                  | 68376                                                    | 5444048                                                  | 3.44%                                                    |
| Rajasthan         | 30075                                                    | 239                                                      | 30314                                                    | 3.52%                                                    | 3833594                                                  | 157943                                                   | 3991537                                                  | 2.52%                                                    |
| Tamil Nadu        | 99137                                                    | 384                                                      | 99521                                                    | 11.56%                                                   | 19117945                                                 | 514724                                                   | 19632669                                                 | 12.39%                                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 59186                                                    | 270                                                      | 59456                                                    | 6.90%                                                    | 6415236                                                  | 255244                                                   | 6670480                                                  | 4.21%                                                    |
| Uttrakhand        | 7628                                                     | 52                                                       | 7680                                                     | 0.89%                                                    | 1951514                                                  | 78747                                                    | 2030261                                                  | 1.28%                                                    |
| West Bengal       | 48127                                                    | 897                                                      | 49024                                                    | 5.69%                                                    | 6642001                                                  | 581535                                                   | 7223536                                                  | 4.56%                                                    |
| TOTAL             | 856386                                                   | 4737                                                     | 861123                                                   | 100.00%                                                  | 150885586                                                | 7584851                                                  | 158470437                                                | 100.00%                                                  |

| ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE -WISE (31-03-2016)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                   | Establishments                                          | Establishments                                          | Establishments                                          | Establishments                                          | Members                                                 | Members                                                 | Members                                                 | Members                                                 |
| STATE                                                   | UEX                                                     | EX                                                      | TOTAL                                                   | %of all India Total                                     | UEX                                                     | EX                                                      | TOTAL                                                   | %of all India Total                                     |
| ANDAMAN&NICOBARISLANDS                                  | 672                                                     | 3                                                       | 675                                                     | 0.07%                                                   | 30,522                                                  | 6                                                       | 30,528                                                  | 0.02%                                                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                          | 36,878                                                  | 50                                                      | 36,928                                                  | 3.99%                                                   | 3,183,210                                               | 80,053                                                  | 3,263,263                                               | 1.90%                                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                       | 826                                                     | 7                                                       | 833                                                     | 0.09%                                                   | 23,056                                                  | -                                                       | 23,056                                                  | 0.01%                                                   |
| ASSAM                                                   | 8,884                                                   | 29                                                      | 8,913                                                   | 0.96%                                                   | 574,305                                                 | 15,253                                                  | 589,558                                                 | 0.34%                                                   |
| BIHAR                                                   | 11,354                                                  | 151                                                     | 11,505                                                  | 1.24%                                                   | 1,013,852                                               | 24,901                                                  | 1,038,753                                               | 0.61%                                                   |
| CHANDIGARH                                              | 3,084                                                   | 15                                                      | 3,099                                                   | 0.33%                                                   | 782,609                                                 | 5,999                                                   | 788,608                                                 | 0.46%                                                   |
| CHATTISGARH                                             | 12,122                                                  | 49                                                      | 12,171                                                  | 1.31%                                                   | 1,279,634                                               | 50,860                                                  | 1,330,494                                               | 0.78%                                                   |
| DADRA &NAGARHAVELI                                      | 104                                                     | -                                                       | 104                                                     | 0.01%                                                   | 38,270                                                  | -                                                       | 38,270                                                  | 0.02%                                                   |
| DAMAN&DIU                                               | 1,538                                                   | -                                                       | 1,538                                                   | 0.17%                                                   | 454,785                                                 | -                                                       | 454,785                                                 | 0.27%                                                   |
| DELHI                                                   | 58,361                                                  | 207                                                     | 58,568                                                  | 6.32%                                                   | 13,400,294                                              | 572,256                                                 | 13,972,550                                              | 8.15%                                                   |
| GOA                                                     | 4,502                                                   | 13                                                      | 4,515                                                   | 0.49%                                                   | 1,177,475                                               | 12,011                                                  | 1,189,486                                               | 0.69%                                                   |
| GUJARAT                                                 | 79,725                                                  | 238                                                     | 79,963                                                  | 8.63%                                                   | 12,646,642                                              | 280,609                                                 | 12,927,251                                              | 7.54%                                                   |
| HARYANA                                                 | 44,399                                                  | 172                                                     | 44,571                                                  | 4.81%                                                   | 12,051,348                                              | 340,302                                                 | 12,391,650                                              | 7.23%                                                   |

| HIMACHAL PRADESH   | 9,869   | 91   | 9,960   | 1.08%   | 1,134,512   | 31,140    | 1,165,652   | 0.68%   |
|--------------------|---------|------|---------|---------|-------------|-----------|-------------|---------|
| JHARKHAND          | 16,751  | 173  | 16,924  | 1.83%   | 1,600,339   | 211,349   | 1,811,688   | 1.06%   |
| KARNATAKA          | 65,351  | 200  | 65,551  | 7.08%   | 18,044,940  | 2,116,094 | 20,161,034  | 11.76%  |
| KERALA             | 25,639  | 75   | 25,714  | 2.78%   | 2,597,957   | 38,086    | 2,636,043   | 1.54%   |
| LAKSHADWEEP        | 14      | -    | 14      | 0.00%   | 78          | -         | 78          | 0.00%   |
| MADHYAPRADESH      | 31,422  | 70   | 31,492  | 3.40%   | 3,756,907   | 81,701    | 3,838,608   | 2.24%   |
| MAHARASHTRA        | 141,912 | 998  | 142,910 | 15.43%  | 31,865,212  | 2,262,575 | 34,127,787  | 19.91%  |
| MANIPUR            | 673     | 4    | 677     | 0.07%   | 23,256      | 67        | 23,323      | 0.01%   |
| MEGHALAYA          | 806     | 2    | 808     | 0.09%   | 69,220      | 12,648    | 81,868      | 0.05%   |
| MIZORAM            | 199     | -    | 199     | 0.02%   | 6,928       | -         | 6,928       | 0.00%   |
| NAGALAND           | 522     | -    | 522     | 0.06%   | 14,733      | -         | 14,733      | 0.01%   |
| ODISHA             | 22,272  | 111  | 22,383  | 2.42%   | 2,545,172   | 84,417    | 2,629,589   | 1.53%   |
| PONDICHERRY        | 2,328   | 1    | 2,329   | 0.25%   | 432,353     | 1,308     | 433,661     | 0.25%   |
| PUNJAB             | 39,344  | 96   | 39,440  | 4.26%   | 4,777,366   | 69,723    | 4,847,089   | 2.83%   |
| RAJASTHAN          | 32,958  | 236  | 33,194  | 3.58%   | 4,101,569   | 171,887   | 4,273,456   | 2.49%   |
| SIKKIM             | 412     | 4    | 416     | 0.04%   | 49,989      | 44        | 50,033      | 0.03%   |

| TAMIL NADU    | 101,693   | 347   | 102,040   | 11.02%   | 20,011,821   | 567,087   | 20,578,908   | 12.01%   |
|---------------|-----------|-------|-----------|----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|----------|
| TELANGANA     | 42,571    | 95    | 42,666    | 4.61%    | 8,937,327    | 456,120   | 9,393,447    | 5.48%    |
| TRIPURA       | 1,113     | -     | 1,113     | 0.12%    | 78,250       | -         | 78,250       | 0.05%    |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 64,160    | 263   | 64,423    | 6.95%    | 6,980,141    | 262,811   | 7,242,952    | 4.23%    |
| UTTARAKHAND   | 8,445     | 52    | 8,497     | 0.92%    | 2,194,552    | 79,624    | 2,274,176    | 1.33%    |
| WEST BENGAL   | 51,029    | 613   | 51,642    | 5.58%    | 7,093,116    | 613,310   | 7,706,426    | 4.50%    |
| Grand Total   | 921,932   | 4,365 | 926,297   | 100.00%  | 162,971,740  | 8,442,241 | 171,413,981  | 100.00%  |

| ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)                                     | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   | ESTABLISHMENTS AND MEMBERS - STATE WISE (31-03-2017)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                          | ESTABLISHMENTS                                         | ESTABLISHMENTS                                         | ESTABLISHMENTS                                         | ESTABLISHMENTS                                         |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        |                                                        |
| STATE                                                                                    | UNEX                                                   | EX                                                     | TOTAL                                                  | %OFALL INDIA TOTAL                                     | UEX                                                    | EX                                                     | TOTAL                                                  | %OF ALL INDIA TOTAL                                    |
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                 | 775                                                    | 1                                                      | 776                                                    | 0.08%                                                  | 34932                                                  | 1                                                      | 34933                                                  | 0.02%                                                  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                           | 39476                                                  | 48                                                     | 39524                                                  | 3.86%                                                  | 3678246                                                | 77033                                                  | 3755279                                                | 1.94%                                                  |
| ASSAM INCLUDING ARUNACHAL PRADESH, MANIPUR, MIZORAM, NAGALAND,SIKKAM,TRIPURA& MEGHALAYA. | 15026                                                  | 28                                                     | 15054                                                  | 1.47%                                                  | 919952                                                 | 25241                                                  | 945193                                                 | 0.49%                                                  |
| BIHAR                                                                                    | 14386                                                  | 156                                                    | 14542                                                  | 1.42%                                                  | 1210808                                                | 24901                                                  | 1235709                                                | 0.64%                                                  |
| CHANDIGARH                                                                               | 22258                                                  | 63                                                     | 22321                                                  | 2.18%                                                  | 3141712                                                | 18618                                                  | 3160330                                                | 1.63%                                                  |
| CHATTISGARH                                                                              | 13913                                                  | 49                                                     | 13962                                                  | 1.36%                                                  | 1497119                                                | 50004                                                  | 1547123                                                | 0.80%                                                  |
| DELHI                                                                                    | 62717                                                  | 213                                                    | 62930                                                  | 6.14%                                                  | 14887564                                               | 659142                                                 | 15546706                                               | 8.04%                                                  |
| GOA                                                                                      | 4815                                                   | 13                                                     | 4828                                                   | 0.47%                                                  | 1303786                                                | 12919                                                  | 1316705                                                | 0.68%                                                  |
| GUJARAT INCLUDING DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI &DAMAN&DIU.                                        | 88595                                                  | 234                                                    | 88829                                                  | 8.67%                                                  | 14965561                                               | 294498                                                 | 15260059                                               | 7.89%                                                  |
| HARYANA                                                                                  | 48519                                                  | 167                                                    | 48686                                                  | 4.75%                                                  | 13675494                                               | 366092                                                 | 14041586                                               | 7.26%                                                  |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                         | 13383                                                  | 91                                                     | 13474                                                  | 1.32%                                                  | 1328323                                                | 34181                                                  | 1362504                                                | 0.70%                                                  |
| JHARKHAND                                                                                | 18453                                                  | 171                                                    | 18624                                                  | 1.82%                                                  | 1782764                                                | 215173                                                 | 1997937                                                | 1.03%                                                  |

| KARNATAKA                        |   73002 |   194 |   73196 | 7.15%   |   20172762 |   2324623 |   22497385 | 11.63%   |
|----------------------------------|---------|-------|---------|---------|------------|-----------|------------|----------|
| KERALA INCLUDING LAKSHADWEEP     |   27035 |    73 |   27108 | 2.65%   |    2930697 |     42991 |    2973688 | 1.54%    |
| MADHYAPRADESH                    |   36433 |    66 |   36499 | 3.56%   |    4315997 |     87754 |    4403751 | 2.28%    |
| MAHARASHTRA                      |  158407 |   991 |  159398 | 15.56%  |   35830640 |   2586446 |   38417086 | 19.86%   |
| ODISHA                           |   25479 |   110 |   25589 | 2.50%   |    2842554 |     82898 |    2925452 | 1.51%    |
| PUNJAB                           |   22829 |    45 |   22874 | 2.23%   |    2987623 |     63720 |    3051343 | 1.58%    |
| RAJASTHAN                        |   37632 |   235 |   37867 | 3.70%   |    4739045 |    184445 |    4923490 | 2.55%    |
| TAMIL NADU INCLUDING PONDICHERRY |  111421 |   347 |  111768 | 10.91%  |   23056290 |    596799 |   23653089 | 12.23%   |
| TELANGANA                        |   46904 |    93 |   46997 | 4.59%   |   10193992 |    498239 |   10692231 | 5.53%    |
| UTTAR PRADESH                    |   72087 |   257 |   72344 | 7.06%   |    8078977 |    270237 |    8349214 | 4.32%    |
| UTTRAKHAND                       |    9854 |    43 |    9897 | 0.97%   |    2637513 |     77271 |    2714784 | 1.40%    |
| WEST BENGAL                      |   56484 |   617 |   57101 | 5.58%   |    7923925 |    662358 |    8586283 | 4.44%    |
| TOTAL                            | 1019883 |  4305 | 1024188 | 100.00% |  184136276 |   9255584 |  193391860 | 100.00%  |

Annexure-II Statement referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 218

## for 31.07.2017  by Shri Sushil Kumar Singh regarding "EPFO Coverage".

| State                    | No. of employees enrolled under Enrolment Campaign, 2017 between 1st January 2017 and 30th June 2017   |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands | 1,529                                                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh           | 203,431                                                                                                |
| Bihar                    | 87,574                                                                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh             | 86,424                                                                                                 |
| Delhi                    | 704,989                                                                                                |
| Goa                      | 52,831                                                                                                 |
| Gujarat                  | 918,251                                                                                                |
| Haryana                  | 641,001                                                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh         | 79,585                                                                                                 |
| Jharkhand                | 88,687                                                                                                 |
| Karnataka                | 1,079,729                                                                                              |
| Kerala                   | 152,634                                                                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh           | 259,157                                                                                                |
| Maharashtra              | 2,137,245                                                                                              |
| North-Eastern Region     | 66,512                                                                                                 |
| Odisha                   | 125,696                                                                                                |
| Pondicherry              | 24,251                                                                                                 |
| Punjab                   | 273,500                                                                                                |
| Rajasthan                | 262,440                                                                                                |
| Tamil Nadu               | 1,049,004                                                                                              |
| Telangana                | 600,375                                                                                                |
| Uttar Pradesh            | 619,138                                                                                                |
| Uttarakhand              | 176,857                                                                                                |
| West Bengal& Sikkim      | 440,613                                                                                                |
| Total                    | 10,131,453                                                                                             |

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