Lok Sabha Question No. 5571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Defaulters of Depositing EPF Contribution
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## DEFAULTERS OF DEPOSITING EPF CONTRIBUTION

†5571. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of LABOUR ANEMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the details and the number of such defaulters in the country who have not concerned  authorities collected from workers and personnel during each of the last five years,
- deposited the provident fund amount  to the State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  for  the  recovery  of  the outstanding amount;
- (c)if so, the details thereof along with the details of such pending amount of provident funds not deposited with the concerned provident fund authorities  collected  from  the  workers  during  the  said  period,  State/UTwise;
- (d)whether the Government has taken any punitive action against the guilty/
- defaulter companies; and (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The State/UT-wise details of defaulters who have not deposited PF dues after collecting from workers for last five years are at Annex 'A'.
- (b) to (e): The following punitive actions have been taken by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to ensure social security and to  protect  the  interest  of  workers  covered  under  the  Employees'  Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952:

Contd..2/-

- (1) Action under Section 7A of the Act against the defaulting establishments for assessment of dues.
- (2) Action  under  Section  14B  of  the  Act  for  levy  of  damages  for  belated deposit of dues.
- (3) Action  under  Section  7Q  of  the  Act  for  levy  of  interest  for  belated remittances.
- (4) Recovery  actions  as  provided  under  Section  8B  to  8G  of  the  Act (Attachment of Bank accounts, Movable Property & Immovable Property, Arrest of Defaulters and Public Auctions).
- (5) Action  under  Section  14  of  the  Act  for  filing  prosecution  against  the defaulters before the competent Court of law.
- (6) Action  under  Section  406/409  of  Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC)  against  the employer for non-payment of employees' share of contribution deducted from the wages/salary of the employees but not deposited in the Fund.

Assessment of PF dues and recovery actions under the law are taken for whole amount for employers' share and the employees' share. The details  of  pending  amount  of  recovery  of  Employees'  Provident  Fund  (EPF) dues for last five years State/UT-wise are at Annex 'B'.

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## Annex A

Annex referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5571 for reply on 02.04.2018 by Shri Gopal Shetty regarding Defaulters of Depositing EPF Contribution.

| Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   | Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   | Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   | Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   | Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   | Number of cases where amount deducted from worker but not deposited by Employer (cases filed before Police Authorities under Section 406/409 of IPC - 1860)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                                                      | Workload for the year 2012-13                                                                                                                                 | Workload for the year 2013-14                                                                                                                                 | Workload for the year 2014- 15                                                                                                                                | Workload for the year 2015-16                                                                                                                                 | Workload for the year 2016-17                                                                                                                                 |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 96                                                                                                                                                            | 90                                                                                                                                                            | 92                                                                                                                                                            | 92                                                                                                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                                         | 31                                                                                                                                                            | 31                                                                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                                                                            | 32                                                                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                             |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                                         | 75                                                                                                                                                            | 79                                                                                                                                                            | 94                                                                                                                                                            | 120                                                                                                                                                           | 124                                                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                                                           | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 95                                                                                                                                                            | 74                                                                                                                                                            | 39                                                                                                                                                            |
| Gujarat including Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                                        | 402                                                                                                                                                           | 402                                                                                                                                                           | 403                                                                                                                                                           | 403                                                                                                                                                           | 341                                                                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                                       | 14                                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 10                                                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 17                                                                                                                                                            | 20                                                                                                                                                            | 31                                                                                                                                                            | 44                                                                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                                                                             |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                                     | 1029                                                                                                                                                          | 883                                                                                                                                                           | 698                                                                                                                                                           | 397                                                                                                                                                           | 390                                                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                                                                                  | 1212                                                                                                                                                          | 1248                                                                                                                                                          | 682                                                                                                                                                           | 671                                                                                                                                                           | 422                                                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                | 91                                                                                                                                                            | 91                                                                                                                                                            | 88                                                                                                                                                            | 88                                                                                                                                                            | 88                                                                                                                                                            |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                   | 450                                                                                                                                                           | 435                                                                                                                                                           | 532                                                                                                                                                           | 540                                                                                                                                                           | 579                                                                                                                                                           |
| North East Region including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura                                                         | 87                                                                                                                                                            | 87                                                                                                                                                            | 35                                                                                                                                                            | 36                                                                                                                                                            | 37                                                                                                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                                        | 107                                                                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                                                                           | 107                                                                                                                                                           | 111                                                                                                                                                           | 111                                                                                                                                                           |
| Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                                                                                   | 60                                                                                                                                                            | 54                                                                                                                                                            | 57                                                                                                                                                            | 54                                                                                                                                                            | 59                                                                                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                     | 40                                                                                                                                                            | 41                                                                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                                                            | 16                                                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                                                                               | 1762                                                                                                                                                          | 1927                                                                                                                                                          | 1728                                                                                                                                                          | 1743                                                                                                                                                          | 1768                                                                                                                                                          |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                                     | 129                                                                                                                                                           | 152                                                                                                                                                           | 167                                                                                                                                                           | 183                                                                                                                                                           | 194                                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 32                                                                                                                                                            | 27                                                                                                                                                            | 11                                                                                                                                                            | 24                                                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                                                            |
| Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                                                             | 4                                                                                                                                                             | 5                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                                                             |
| West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar and                                                                                                                   | 1367                                                                                                                                                          | 1406                                                                                                                                                          | 1440                                                                                                                                                          | 1511                                                                                                                                                          | 1558                                                                                                                                                          |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                                         | 7101                                                                                                                                                          | 7205                                                                                                                                                          | 6315                                                                                                                                                          | 6177                                                                                                                                                          | 5963                                                                                                                                                          |

Annex referred to in reply to parts (b) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5571 for reply  on  02.04.2018  by  Shri  Gopal  Shetty  regarding  Defaulters  of  Depositing  EPF Contribution.

| Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   | Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   | Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   | Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   | Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   | Detail of pending amount of recovery of EPF dues (including amount collected from workers but not deposited) for last five years State/UT-Wise   |
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| State/UT                                                                                                                                         | 2012-13                                                                                                                                          | 2013-14                                                                                                                                          | 2014-15                                                                                                                                          | 2015-16                                                                                                                                          | 2016-17                                                                                                                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 39.05                                                                                                                                            | 44.63                                                                                                                                            | 57.53                                                                                                                                            | 72.77                                                                                                                                            | 90.98                                                                                                                                            |
| Bihar                                                                                                                                            | 21.65                                                                                                                                            | 14.94                                                                                                                                            | 21.39                                                                                                                                            | 19.45                                                                                                                                            | 30.75                                                                                                                                            |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                     | 21.36                                                                                                                                            | 22.07                                                                                                                                            | 23.84                                                                                                                                            | 21.20                                                                                                                                            | 22.03                                                                                                                                            |
| Delhi                                                                                                                                            | 551.37                                                                                                                                           | 659.21                                                                                                                                           | 316.69                                                                                                                                           | 463.37                                                                                                                                           | 529.04                                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                                              | 3.44                                                                                                                                             | 3.65                                                                                                                                             | 5.58                                                                                                                                             | 6.34                                                                                                                                             | 5.78                                                                                                                                             |
| Gujarat including Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                                           | 47.57                                                                                                                                            | 65.25                                                                                                                                            | 70.37                                                                                                                                            | 73.31                                                                                                                                            | 72.25                                                                                                                                            |
| Haryana                                                                                                                                          | 31.37                                                                                                                                            | 34.74                                                                                                                                            | 44.89                                                                                                                                            | 66.68                                                                                                                                            | 70.63                                                                                                                                            |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                 | 1.75                                                                                                                                             | 1.72                                                                                                                                             | 12.24                                                                                                                                            | 15.77                                                                                                                                            | 10.48                                                                                                                                            |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                                        | 13.87                                                                                                                                            | 12.12                                                                                                                                            | 10.64                                                                                                                                            | 16.98                                                                                                                                            | 23.15                                                                                                                                            |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                                        | 139.38                                                                                                                                           | 158.76                                                                                                                                           | 172.01                                                                                                                                           | 203.49                                                                                                                                           | 254.54                                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                                                                     | 161.25                                                                                                                                           | 157.14                                                                                                                                           | 203.22                                                                                                                                           | 238.47                                                                                                                                           | 276.92                                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                   | 160.91                                                                                                                                           | 186.21                                                                                                                                           | 187.48                                                                                                                                           | 205.79                                                                                                                                           | 212.82                                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                                      | 338.83                                                                                                                                           | 370.68                                                                                                                                           | 423.24                                                                                                                                           | 526.06                                                                                                                                           | 789.52                                                                                                                                           |
| North East Region including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura                                            | 17.40                                                                                                                                            | 22.25                                                                                                                                            | 25.15                                                                                                                                            | 26.09                                                                                                                                            | 27.16                                                                                                                                            |
| Odisha                                                                                                                                           | 71.78                                                                                                                                            | 74.17                                                                                                                                            | 428.51                                                                                                                                           | 442.32                                                                                                                                           | 460.74                                                                                                                                           |
| Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                                                                      | 75.12                                                                                                                                            | 66.39                                                                                                                                            | 77.80                                                                                                                                            | 75.90                                                                                                                                            | 83.58                                                                                                                                            |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                                        | 20.04                                                                                                                                            | 19.05                                                                                                                                            | 24.51                                                                                                                                            | 25.41                                                                                                                                            | 27.76                                                                                                                                            |
| Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                                                                  | 180.42                                                                                                                                           | 210.22                                                                                                                                           | 289.09                                                                                                                                           | 345.13                                                                                                                                           | 391.07                                                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                                                        | 93.77                                                                                                                                            | 88.96                                                                                                                                            | 131.48                                                                                                                                           | 115.38                                                                                                                                           | 146.59                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                    | 140.46                                                                                                                                           | 143.58                                                                                                                                           | 154.84                                                                                                                                           | 183.96                                                                                                                                           | 224.19                                                                                                                                           |
| Uttrakhand                                                                                                                                       | 30.59                                                                                                                                            | 21.79                                                                                                                                            | 24.84                                                                                                                                            | 27.92                                                                                                                                            | 29.86                                                                                                                                            |
| West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar and Sikkim                                                                                               | 110.67                                                                                                                                           | 137.72                                                                                                                                           | 215.28                                                                                                                                           | 293.60                                                                                                                                           | 331.98                                                                                                                                           |
| TOTAL                                                                                                                                            | 2272.05                                                                                                                                          | 2515.25                                                                                                                                          | 2920.62                                                                                                                                          | 3465.38                                                                                                                                          | 4111.82                                                                                                                                          |

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