Lok Sabha Question No. 4656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Employees Working in Various Companies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## EMPLOYEES WORKING IN VARIOUS COMPANIES

4656. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a)the  number  of  employees  working  in  various  companies  in  the country who are part of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), Statewise;
- (b)the initiatives taken by the Government to bring the companies not yet listed under the EPF scheme for the welfare of their employees; and
- (c)the list of companies which are employing more than 20 people but not contributing to the EPF as on date and the action taken by the Government against them?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  contributory  members  for  the wage month of January, 2020 for establishments (including companies) registered under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are at Annexure.
- (b): Various initiatives are undertaken by the Employees' Provident Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  from  time  to  time  to  increase  ease  of compliance for the employers  so  that  more and more establishments

(including  companies)  can  easily  take  coverage  under  EPFO  and comply  under  the  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and  Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and the Schemes framed thereunder, to provide efficient and prompt delivery of services to the  members  and beneficiaries of EPFO. The details of the initiatives taken by EPFO to bring the companies under the Act are as follows: (i)  The registration of establishments under EPF & MP Act, 1952, has been simplified and the registration is done online at Shram Suvidha Portal of Ministry of Labour & Employment without charging any  fee at the time of registration. (ii)  To  facilitate  Ease  of  Doing  Business  in  case  of  companies,  from 15.02.2020, the registration of new  Public and Private Limited Companies  and  One  Person  Companies  has  been  stopped  on  the Shram Suvidha Portal, and these companies may visit the website of Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  for  registration  under  EPFO  through Spice+ and AGILE-PRO e-forms, at the time of incorporation itself. (iii)  Action, as per the provisions of the Act and the Schemes framed eligible establishments take coverage under the Act and comply with respect

- thereunder, is also taken by EPFO  to ensure that all to all their eligible employees.
- (c): No  such  list  of  companies  is  maintained  by  EPFO.  However, various actions as detailed above are taken to ensure coverage of all eligible  establishments  (including  companies)  and  workers.  Further, actions taken also include conducting awareness campaigns, seminars,  workshops,  grievance  redressal  forums  like  Nidhi  Aapke Nikat, sending periodic reminders through SMS/Email/Letters.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4656  FOR  23.03.2020  BY  SHRI  RAJESHBHAI  CHUDASAMA

REGARDING 'EMPLOYEES WORKING IN VARIOUS COMPANIES'.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    |   Contributing Members |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |                  14423 |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH              |                1029186 |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |                   4765 |
| 4         | ASSAM                       |                 245126 |
| 5         | BIHAR                       |                 434926 |
| 6         | CHANDIGARH                  |                 385672 |
| 7         | CHHATTISGARH                |                 419291 |
| 8         | DELHI                       |                2686004 |
| 9         | GOA                         |                 175671 |
| 10        | GUJARAT                     |                3012316 |
| 11        | HARYANA                     |                2296516 |
| 12        | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |                 302470 |
| 13        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           |                  95656 |
| 14        | JHARKHAND                   |                 461202 |
| 15        | KARNATAKA                   |                5419893 |
| 16        | KERALA                      |                1058088 |
| 17        | LADAKH                      |                    325 |
| 18        | MADHYA PRADESH              |                1013338 |
| 19        | MAHARASHTRA                 |                9061645 |
| 20        | MANIPUR                     |                  12777 |
| 21        | MEGHALAYA                   |                  31792 |
| 22        | MIZORAM                     |                   3486 |
| 23        | NAGALAND                    |                   6673 |
| 24        | ODISHA                      |                 677070 |
| 25        | PUNJAB                      |                 664087 |
| 26        | RAJASTHAN                   |                1091776 |
| 27        | TAMIL NADU                  |                4947527 |
| 28        | TELANGANA                   |                2698207 |
| 29        | TRIPURA                     |                  30014 |
| 30        | UTTAR PRADESH               |                2057434 |
| 31        | UTTARAKHAND                 |                 507963 |
| 32        | WEST BENGAL                 |                2608415 |
|           | Total                       |               43453734 |

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