Lok Sabha Question No. 3120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-15
Subject: Claims Settled by EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3120

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2021

## CLAIMS SETTLED BY EPFO

## †3120. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)the number of claims settled by EPFO during lockdown period;
- (b)the  percentage  of  beneficiaries  out  of  them  getting  less  amount  of salary, State-wise;
- (c)whether EPFO has settled Covid-19 claims in Lakhs under PMGKY(Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana) during lockdown period, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether there has been any increase in All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Worker in April, 2020 and between March and April, 2020, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  number  of  claims  settled  by  Employees'  Provident  Fund Organisation (EPFO) during the lockdown period (i.e 25/3/2020 to 31/5/2020)  were  31,01,818.  The  State-wise  details  of  members  earning less than Rs.15000 per month are annexed.
- (c): The number of Covid-19 claims settled by EPFO under PMGKY (Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana)  during  the  lockdown        period (i.e. 25/03/2020 to 31/05/2020) are 82,684.
- (d): A decrease of 2 points was recorded in Consumer Price Index for Industrial  Worker  (CPI-IW)  between  February  and  March,  2020. However, an increase of 3 points was recorded in CPI-IW between March and April, 2020.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3120 FOR 15.03.2021 BY SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK AND SHRI RAJAN VICHARE  REGARDING 'CLAIMS SETTLED BY EPFO'.

| Count of claims settled during lockdown period 25-03-2020 to 31-05-2020   | Count of claims settled during lockdown period 25-03-2020 to 31-05-2020   | Count of claims settled during lockdown period 25-03-2020 to 31-05-2020   | Count of claims settled during lockdown period 25-03-2020 to 31-05-2020   | Count of claims settled during lockdown period 25-03-2020 to 31-05-2020   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                   | STATE NAME                                                                | Wages <15000                                                              | Total claims Settled                                                      | Percentage                                                                |
| 1                                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                               | 201                                                                       | 303                                                                       | 66.34                                                                     |
| 2                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                            | 74675                                                                     | 97589                                                                     | 76.52                                                                     |
| 3                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                         | 128                                                                       | 195                                                                       | 65.64                                                                     |
| 4                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                     | 8032                                                                      | 9460                                                                      | 84.90                                                                     |
| 5                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                     | 31194                                                                     | 36699                                                                     | 85.00                                                                     |
| 6                                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                                | 31032                                                                     | 38160                                                                     | 81.32                                                                     |
| 7                                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                                              | 35757                                                                     | 40248                                                                     | 88.84                                                                     |
| 8                                                                         | DELHI                                                                     | 179867                                                                    | 251324                                                                    | 71.57                                                                     |
| 9                                                                         | GOA                                                                       | 8962                                                                      | 11008                                                                     | 81.41                                                                     |
| 10                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                   | 139067                                                                    | 166109                                                                    | 83.72                                                                     |
| 11                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                   | 175864                                                                    | 223071                                                                    | 78.84                                                                     |
| 12                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                          | 15213                                                                     | 17731                                                                     | 85.80                                                                     |
| 13                                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                         | 36                                                                        | 43                                                                        | 83.72                                                                     |
| 14                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                 | 24043                                                                     | 27127                                                                     | 88.63                                                                     |
| 15                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                 | 254568                                                                    | 396883                                                                    | 64.14                                                                     |
| 16                                                                        | KERALA                                                                    | 57536                                                                     | 86415                                                                     | 66.58                                                                     |
| 17                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                            | 68426                                                                     | 79461                                                                     | 86.11                                                                     |
| 18                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                               | 365380                                                                    | 532263                                                                    | 68.65                                                                     |
| 19                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                   | 838                                                                       | 954                                                                       | 87.84                                                                     |
| 20                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                 | 643                                                                       | 932                                                                       | 68.99                                                                     |
| 21                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                   | 161                                                                       | 298                                                                       | 54.03                                                                     |
| 22                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                  | 263                                                                       | 421                                                                       | 62.47                                                                     |
| 23                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                    | 31243                                                                     | 38224                                                                     | 81.74                                                                     |
| 24                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                    | 40748                                                                     | 46627                                                                     | 87.39                                                                     |
| 25                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                 | 57137                                                                     | 68381                                                                     | 83.56                                                                     |
| 26                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                    | 1115                                                                      | 1292                                                                      | 86.30                                                                     |
| 27                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                | 307247                                                                    | 438959                                                                    | 69.99                                                                     |
| 28                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                 | 137090                                                                    | 211577                                                                    | 64.79                                                                     |
| 29                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                   | 767                                                                       | 1319                                                                      | 58.15                                                                     |
| 30                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                             | 123954                                                                    | 150309                                                                    | 82.47                                                                     |
| 31                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                               | 42486                                                                     | 47264                                                                     | 89.89                                                                     |
| 32                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                               | 68663                                                                     | 81172                                                                     | 84.59                                                                     |
|                                                                           | TOTAL                                                                     | 2282336                                                                   | 3101818                                                                   | 73.58                                                                     |

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