Lok Sabha Question No. 3518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme,2020
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

EMPLOYEES' PENSION SCHEME (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 2020

## 3518. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has amended and introduced the Employees'  Pension  (Amendment)  Scheme  (EPS),  2020,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)the  number  of  employees  enrolled  under  EPS  at  present,  State/UT-
- wise;
- (c)the  details  of  the  amount  distributed  under  EPS  during  each  of  the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)whether the Government has received any representations/complaints  from  various  labour  groups  against  the defects  in  EPS,  1995  for  its  suitable  amendments  and  if  so,  the details of corrective actions taken against the said problem?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Representations have been received from individual Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 pensioners as well as various pensioners associations raising  issue  of  amendments  in  EPS,  1995  as well as demands, inter-alia, regarding enhancement of minimum monthly pension and restoration of commuted value of pension.

Considering  the  demands  of  EPS,  1995  pensioners,  the Government had constituted a High Empowered Monitoring Committee for complete evaluation and review of EPS, 1995. Based on Committee's recommendation,  the  Government  vide  Notification  G.S.R.  No.  132(E) dated 20.02.2020 has notified decision to restore normal pension after completion  of  fifteen  years  from  the  date  of  such  commutation,  in respect  of  those  members  who  availed  the  benefit  of  commutation  of pension under the erstwhile paragraph 12A of this Scheme, on or before the 25th day of September, 2008.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  number  of  employees  enrolled under EPS, 1995 at present are at Annexure I.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  amount  distributed  under EPS, 1995 during each of the last three years including the current year are at Annexure II.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3518  FOR  16.03.2020  BY  DR.  DNV  SENTHILKUMAR  S.,  SHRI  KULDEEP  RAI SHARMA,  DR.  SUBHASH  RAMRAO  BHAMRE,  DR.  AMOL  RAMSING  KOLHE,  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL REGARDING 'EMPLOYEES' PENSION SCHEME (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 2020'.

| State/UT-wise details of number of employees enrolled under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of number of employees enrolled under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of number of employees enrolled under EPS, 1995   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                 | State/UT                                                                | Number of EPS, 1995 Members                                             |
| 1                                                                       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                             | 46099                                                                   |
| 2                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                          | 4894239                                                                 |
| 3                                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                       | 34262                                                                   |
| 4                                                                       | ASSAM                                                                   | 1002369                                                                 |
| 5                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                   | 1810148                                                                 |
| 6                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                                                              | 2773032                                                                 |
| 7                                                                       | CHHATTISGARH                                                            | 2120580                                                                 |
| 8                                                                       | DELHI                                                                   | 19340659                                                                |
| 9                                                                       | GOA                                                                     | 1555143                                                                 |
| 10                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                 | 18925544                                                                |
| 11                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                 | 18840638                                                                |
| 12                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                        | 1779268                                                                 |
| 13                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                               | 2438508                                                                 |
| 14                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                               | 28574372                                                                |
| 15                                                                      | KERALA                                                                  | 3608629                                                                 |
| 16                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                          | 5579539                                                                 |
| 17                                                                      | MAHARASHTRA                                                             | 48542645                                                                |
| 18                                                                      | MANIPUR                                                                 | 40695                                                                   |
| 19                                                                      | MEGHALAYA                                                               | 120929                                                                  |
| 20                                                                      | MIZORAM                                                                 | 10007                                                                   |
| 21                                                                      | NAGALAND                                                                | 24928                                                                   |
| 22                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                  | 3533218                                                                 |
| 23                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                  | 4314283                                                                 |
| 24                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                               | 6251397                                                                 |
| 25                                                                      | TAMIL NADU                                                              | 28826389                                                                |
| 26                                                                      | TELANGANA                                                               | 13444683                                                                |
| 27                                                                      | TRIPURA                                                                 | 106403                                                                  |
| 28                                                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                           | 11330944                                                                |
| 29                                                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                             | 3746454                                                                 |
| 30                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                             | 10469959                                                                |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3518  FOR  16.03.2020  BY  DR.  DNV  SENTHILKUMAR  S.,  SHRI  KULDEEP  RAI SHARMA,  DR.  SUBHASH  RAMRAO  BHAMRE,  DR.  AMOL  RAMSING  KOLHE,  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE AND SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL REGARDING 'EMPLOYEES' PENSION SCHEME (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 2020'.

| State/UT-wise details of the amount (in Rs.) distributed under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of the amount (in Rs.) distributed under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of the amount (in Rs.) distributed under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of the amount (in Rs.) distributed under EPS, 1995   | State/UT-wise details of the amount (in Rs.) distributed under EPS, 1995   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                    | State/UT                                                                   | 2017-18                                                                    | 2018-19                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                    |
| 1                                                                          | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                | 61497107                                                                   | 62773604                                                                   | 70272071                                                                   |
| 2                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                             | 1820048399                                                                 | 1837166781                                                                 | 1765949928                                                                 |
| 3                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                          | 10866361                                                                   | 14758448                                                                   | 14173636                                                                   |
| 4                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                      | 773713407                                                                  | 932873353                                                                  | 880834211                                                                  |
| 5                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                      | 1653339800                                                                 | 1857398598                                                                 | 1673833899                                                                 |
| 6                                                                          | CHANDIGARH                                                                 | 1614396700                                                                 | 2221443125                                                                 | 1841556167                                                                 |
| 7                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                               | 1902541161                                                                 | 2030108245                                                                 | 2028321738                                                                 |
| 8                                                                          | DELHI                                                                      | 4444734231                                                                 | 5376402712                                                                 | 5065776244                                                                 |
| 9                                                                          | GOA                                                                        | 752720855                                                                  | 778092415                                                                  | 671802182                                                                  |
| 10                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                    | 3799861328                                                                 | 3866846976                                                                 | 3711775330                                                                 |
| 11                                                                         | HARYANA                                                                    | 2946290168                                                                 | 2980933921                                                                 | 2643033792                                                                 |
| 12                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                           | 1213953849                                                                 | 1263977324                                                                 | 1177646186                                                                 |
| 13                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                  | 1745556434                                                                 | 1820142321                                                                 | 1759222457                                                                 |
| 14                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                  | 4351034413                                                                 | 3917371170                                                                 | 3446372700                                                                 |
| 15                                                                         | KERALA                                                                     | 2934012504                                                                 | 3308418201                                                                 | 3250966339                                                                 |
| 16                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                             | 1552510160                                                                 | 1745126898                                                                 | 1536409360                                                                 |
| 17                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                | 7314959982                                                                 | 6119175248                                                                 | 4860107122                                                                 |
| 18                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                    | 28115037                                                                   | 40466950                                                                   | 36423753                                                                   |
| 19                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                  | 88095948                                                                   | 102186527                                                                  | 90112183                                                                   |
| 20                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                    | 6627577                                                                    | 7585301                                                                    | 7449618                                                                    |
| 21                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                   | 22956418                                                                   | 28794944                                                                   | 29193288                                                                   |
| 22                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                     | 1996070775                                                                 | 2198978751                                                                 | 2296623899                                                                 |
| 23                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                     | 1135648802                                                                 | 1214518583                                                                 | 1234162850                                                                 |
| 24                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                  | 1951157372                                                                 | 2406231827                                                                 | 2087827011                                                                 |
| 25                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | 4810558218                                                                 | 4597522638                                                                 | 3885314268                                                                 |
| 26                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                  | 4327407810                                                                 | 4416820213                                                                 | 3745388028                                                                 |
| 27                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                    | 151352846                                                                  | 164311264                                                                  | 179142181                                                                  |
| 28                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                              | 1697131570                                                                 | 1878477447                                                                 | 1785924637                                                                 |
| 29                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                | 1287535813                                                                 | 1197591602                                                                 | 1179233249                                                                 |
| 30                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                | 2902303074                                                                 | 2906927989                                                                 | 3074741443                                                                 |

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