Lok Sabha Question No. 2911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Vacant Post in EPFO Appellate Tribunals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2911 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## VACANT POST IN EPFO APPELLATE TRIBUNALS

2911. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

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

- (a)whether a number of posts of presiding officers and other staff are lying vacant in various labour courts particularly in the Employees' Provident  Fund  Appellate  Tribunals  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)the time since these posts are lying vacant along with the details of posts reserved for various categories out of the said vacant posts; and
- (c)the steps  taken  by  the Government  to  fill the  vacant  posts expeditiously?

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

- (a) & (b): As per the Organizational and cadre restructuring in Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organization  (EPFO)  approved  by  the Government  vide  letter  dated  27.12.2016  posts  were  sanctioned  for EPFAT  Benches  at  Delhi  &  Bengaluru.  The  details  of the post sanctioned, in position and vacant are  Annexed.
- (c): Filling  up  of  the  posts  are  done  following  procedures envisaged in the Recruitment Rules or other provisions relating to the said posts.

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## LOK  SABHA  USQ  No.  2911  for  20.03.2017  raised  by  Shri  Sumendhanand Sarswati regarding vacant post in EPFO Appellate Tribunals.

## EPFAT Delhi

| Designation       |   Sanctioned Post | In Position                       | Vacant Post   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|
| Presiding Officer |                 1 | 1                                 | Nil           |
| Registrar         |                 1 | 1                                 | Nil           |
| DY Registrar      |                 1 | 1                                 | Nil           |
| Section Officer   |                 2 | 0                                 | 2             |
| Assistant         |                 8 | 1 UDC+1 Social Security Assistant | 6             |
| PPS               |                 1 | 0                                 | 1             |
| PS                |                 2 | 0                                 | 2             |
| PA                |                 2 | 1                                 | 1             |
| Steno             |                 1 | 2                                 | +1            |
| MTS               |                 5 | 3+ 1 Staff Car Driver             | 1             |
| Grand Total       |                24 | 12                                | 12            |

## EPFAT Bengaluru

| Designation       |   Sanctioned Post | In Position                 | Vacant Post   |
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
| Presiding Officer |                 1 | 1                           | Nil           |
| Registrar         |                 1 | 1                           | Nil           |
| DY Registrar      |                 1 | 0                           | 1             |
| Section Officer   |                 2 | 1 Section Supervisor        | 1             |
| Assistant         |                 8 | 2 Social Security Assistant | 6             |
| PPS               |                 1 | 0                           | 1             |
| PS                |                 2 | 0                           | 2             |
| PA                |                 2 | 0                           | 2             |
| Steno             |                 1 | 0                           | 1             |
| MTS               |                 5 | 0                           | 5             |
| Grand Total       |                24 | 5                           | 19            |

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