Lok Sabha Question No. 1199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Benefits of Provident Fund
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## BENEFITS OF PROVIDENT FUND

†1199. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken action against those companies that do not provide the benefit of provident fund to their employees; and
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the number of such companies against whom action has been taken during the last three years in all the States including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Action as per the provisions of Employees' Provident  Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF  & MP) Act, 1952 has been initiated against the defaulting companies where Provident Fund  (PF)  has  not  been  remitted  to  its  employees.  The  details  of State/UT-wise Inquires initiated and disposed off under Section 7A of EPF & MP Act, 1952 during three years (2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19) are at Annexures A, B and C.

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Annexure A

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199 FOR REPLY ON 19.09.2020 BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING BENEFITS OF PROVIDENT FUND.

| Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2016-17   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                 | Cases for disposal as on 01.04.2016                                                      | Cases initiated during the year                                                          | Total Workl oad                                                                          | Cases disposed by issue of final orders                                                  | Disposa l in terms of%                                                                   | Cases pending as on 31.03.2017                                                           |
| 1                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 594                                                                                      | 401                                                                                      | 995                                                                                      | 540                                                                                      | 54.27                                                                                    | 455                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 424                                                                                      | 81                                                                                       | 505                                                                                      | 234                                                                                      | 46.34                                                                                    | 271                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 848                                                                                      | 74                                                                                       | 922                                                                                      | 45                                                                                       | 4.88                                                                                     | 877                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                               | 918                                                                                      | 1192                                                                                     | 2110                                                                                     | 1013                                                                                     | 48.01                                                                                    | 1097                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 366                                                                                      | 295                                                                                      | 661                                                                                      | 218                                                                                      | 32.98                                                                                    | 443                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                    | 685                                                                                      | 370                                                                                      | 1055                                                                                     | 216                                                                                      | 20.47                                                                                    | 839                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 1603                                                                                     | 610                                                                                      | 2213                                                                                     | 522                                                                                      | 23.59                                                                                    | 1691                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 625                                                                                      | 507                                                                                      | 1132                                                                                     | 516                                                                                      | 45.58                                                                                    | 616                                                                                      |
| 9                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 290                                                                                      | 143                                                                                      | 433                                                                                      | 180                                                                                      | 41.57                                                                                    | 253                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 409                                                                                      | 329                                                                                      | 738                                                                                      | 262                                                                                      | 35.50                                                                                    | 476                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 1035                                                                                     | 1920                                                                                     | 2955                                                                                     | 1320                                                                                     | 44.67                                                                                    | 1635                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 578                                                                                      | 1034                                                                                     | 1612                                                                                     | 1005                                                                                     | 62.34                                                                                    | 607                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 573                                                                                      | 542                                                                                      | 1115                                                                                     | 469                                                                                      | 42.06                                                                                    | 646                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 3054                                                                                     | 3061                                                                                     | 6115                                                                                     | 1832                                                                                     | 29.96                                                                                    | 4283                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 354                                                                                      | 238                                                                                      | 592                                                                                      | 306                                                                                      | 51.69                                                                                    | 286                                                                                      |
| 16                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 749                                                                                      | 1868                                                                                     | 2617                                                                                     | 1283                                                                                     | 49.03                                                                                    | 1334                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 494                                                                                      | 545                                                                                      | 1039                                                                                     | 329                                                                                      | 31.67                                                                                    | 710                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 1829                                                                                     | 2016                                                                                     | 3845                                                                                     | 2024                                                                                     | 52.64                                                                                    | 1821                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 2127                                                                                     | 1035                                                                                     | 3162                                                                                     | 1054                                                                                     | 33.33                                                                                    | 2108                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 2275                                                                                     | 1041                                                                                     | 3316                                                                                     | 1139                                                                                     | 34.35                                                                                    | 2177                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 793                                                                                      | 558                                                                                      | 1351                                                                                     | 692                                                                                      | 51.22                                                                                    | 659                                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                                              | Grand Total                                                                              | 20623                                                                                    | 17860                                                                                    | 38483                                                                                    | 15199                                                                                    | 39.50                                                                                    | 23284                                                                                    |

## Annexure B

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199 FOR REPLY ON 19.09.2020 BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING BENEFITS OF PROVIDENT FUND.

| Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   | Initiation and Disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2017-18   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                 | Cases for disposal as on 01.04.2017                                                      | Cases initiated during the year                                                          | Total Workload                                                                           | Cases disposed by issue of final orders                                                  | Disposal in terms of%                                                                    | Cases pending as on 31.03.2018                                                           |
| 1                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 455                                                                                      | 129                                                                                      | 584                                                                                      | 368                                                                                      | 63.01                                                                                    | 216                                                                                      |
| 2                                                                                        | Assam                                                                                    | 229                                                                                      | 20                                                                                       | 249                                                                                      | 131                                                                                      | 52.61                                                                                    | 118                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 780                                                                                      | 84                                                                                       | 864                                                                                      | 82                                                                                       | 9.49                                                                                     | 782                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                        | Chandigarh                                                                               | 630                                                                                      | 229                                                                                      | 859                                                                                      | 271                                                                                      | 31.55                                                                                    | 588                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 443                                                                                      | 1389                                                                                     | 1832                                                                                     | 951                                                                                      | 51.91                                                                                    | 881                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                    | 1124                                                                                     | 123                                                                                      | 1247                                                                                     | 313                                                                                      | 25.10                                                                                    | 934                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                      | 123                                                                                      | 44                                                                                       | 167                                                                                      | 65                                                                                       | 38.92                                                                                    | 102                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | 1677                                                                                     | 525                                                                                      | 2202                                                                                     | 774                                                                                      | 35.15                                                                                    | 1428                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 617                                                                                      | 167                                                                                      | 784                                                                                      | 387                                                                                      | 49.36                                                                                    | 397                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 253                                                                                      | 77                                                                                       | 330                                                                                      | 238                                                                                      | 72.12                                                                                    | 92                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 476                                                                                      | 174                                                                                      | 650                                                                                      | 243                                                                                      | 37.38                                                                                    | 407                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 1377                                                                                     | 1466                                                                                     | 2843                                                                                     | 1432                                                                                     | 50.37                                                                                    | 1411                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                   | 420                                                                                      | 509                                                                                      | 929                                                                                      | 590                                                                                      | 63.51                                                                                    | 339                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 646                                                                                      | 388                                                                                      | 1034                                                                                     | 383                                                                                      | 37.04                                                                                    | 651                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 4631                                                                                     | 641                                                                                      | 5272                                                                                     | 1615                                                                                     | 30.63                                                                                    | 3657                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                                | 16                                                                                       | 8                                                                                        | 24                                                                                       | 8                                                                                        | 33.33                                                                                    | 16                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 286                                                                                      | 60                                                                                       | 346                                                                                      | 158                                                                                      | 45.66                                                                                    | 188                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 57                                                                                       | 90                                                                                       | 147                                                                                      | 65                                                                                       | 44.22                                                                                    | 82                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                   | 1801                                                                                     | 871                                                                                      | 2672                                                                                     | 1485                                                                                     | 55.58                                                                                    | 1187                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 710                                                                                      | 202                                                                                      | 912                                                                                      | 300                                                                                      | 32.89                                                                                    | 612                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 1763                                                                                     | 1213                                                                                     | 2976                                                                                     | 1411                                                                                     | 47.41                                                                                    | 1565                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 1996                                                                                     | 198                                                                                      | 2194                                                                                     | 547                                                                                      | 24.93                                                                                    | 1647                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 26                                                                                       | 21                                                                                       | 47                                                                                       | 31                                                                                       | 65.96                                                                                    | 16                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 1923                                                                                     | 615                                                                                      | 2538                                                                                     | 791                                                                                      | 31.17                                                                                    | 1747                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 215                                                                                      | 24                                                                                       | 239                                                                                      | 34                                                                                       | 14.23                                                                                    | 205                                                                                      |
| 26                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                              | 681                                                                                      | 345                                                                                      | 1026                                                                                     | 427                                                                                      | 41.62                                                                                    | 599                                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                                              | Grand Total                                                                              | 23355                                                                                    | 9612                                                                                     | 32967                                                                                    | 13100                                                                                    | 39.74                                                                                    | 19867                                                                                    |

## Annexure C

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199 FOR REPLY ON 19.09.2020 BY SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING BENEFITS OF PROVIDENT FUND.

| Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   | Initiation and disposal of Assessment Cases under Section 7A of the Act During 2018-19   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                  | State/UT                                                                                 | Cases for disposal as on 01.04.2018                                                      | Cases initiated during the year                                                          | Total Worklo ad                                                                          | Cases disposed by issue of final orders                                                  | Dispos al in terms of%                                                                   | Cases pending as on 31.03.20 19                                                          |
| 1                                                                                        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                              | 27                                                                                       | 25                                                                                       | 52                                                                                       | 8                                                                                        | 15.38                                                                                    | 44                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                           | 216                                                                                      | 156                                                                                      | 372                                                                                      | 210                                                                                      | 56.45                                                                                    | 162                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                        | Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur & Nagaland                                             | 118                                                                                      | 16                                                                                       | 134                                                                                      | 76                                                                                       | 56.72                                                                                    | 58                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                    | 783                                                                                      | 93                                                                                       | 876                                                                                      | 164                                                                                      | 18.72                                                                                    | 712                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                                             | 881                                                                                      | 192                                                                                      | 1073                                                                                     | 620                                                                                      | 57.78                                                                                    | 453                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                    | 653                                                                                      | 491                                                                                      | 1144                                                                                     | 501                                                                                      | 43.79                                                                                    | 643                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                      | 102                                                                                      | 10                                                                                       | 112                                                                                      | 42                                                                                       | 37.50                                                                                    | 70                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                        | Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu                                            | 1427                                                                                     | 658                                                                                      | 2085                                                                                     | 768                                                                                      | 36.83                                                                                    | 1317                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                  | 396                                                                                      | 330                                                                                      | 726                                                                                      | 240                                                                                      | 33.06                                                                                    | 486                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                         | 92                                                                                       | 95                                                                                       | 187                                                                                      | 103                                                                                      | 55.08                                                                                    | 84                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                | 406                                                                                      | 295                                                                                      | 701                                                                                      | 308                                                                                      | 43.94                                                                                    | 393                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                | 1407                                                                                     | 1156                                                                                     | 2563                                                                                     | 1575                                                                                     | 61.45                                                                                    | 988                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                       | Kerala & Lakshadweep                                                                     | 339                                                                                      | 786                                                                                      | 1125                                                                                     | 847                                                                                      | 75.29                                                                                    | 278                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                           | 651                                                                                      | 703                                                                                      | 1354                                                                                     | 540                                                                                      | 39.88                                                                                    | 814                                                                                      |
| 15                                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                                              | 3297                                                                                     | 848                                                                                      | 4145                                                                                     | 1241                                                                                     | 29.94                                                                                    | 2904                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                       | Meghalaya & Mizoram                                                                      | 16                                                                                       | 28                                                                                       | 44                                                                                       | 22                                                                                       | 50.00                                                                                    | 22                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                   | 188                                                                                      | 94                                                                                       | 282                                                                                      | 154                                                                                      | 54.61                                                                                    | 128                                                                                      |
| 18                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                               | 82                                                                                       | 70                                                                                       | 152                                                                                      | 69                                                                                       | 45.39                                                                                    | 83                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                       | Punjab & Chandigarh                                                                      | 1776                                                                                     | 1064                                                                                     | 2840                                                                                     | 1497                                                                                     | 52.71                                                                                    | 1343                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                | 612                                                                                      | 194                                                                                      | 806                                                                                      | 317                                                                                      | 39.33                                                                                    | 489                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                                               | 1565                                                                                     | 4018                                                                                     | 5583                                                                                     | 2379                                                                                     | 42.61                                                                                    | 3204                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                | 1646                                                                                     | 803                                                                                      | 2449                                                                                     | 1051                                                                                     | 42.92                                                                                    | 1398                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                       | Tripura                                                                                  | 16                                                                                       | 4                                                                                        | 20                                                                                       | 12                                                                                       | 60.00                                                                                    | 8                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                            | 1974                                                                                     | 949                                                                                      | 2923                                                                                     | 1026                                                                                     | 35.10                                                                                    | 1897                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                                              | 157                                                                                      | 42                                                                                       | 199                                                                                      | 57                                                                                       | 28.64                                                                                    | 142                                                                                      |
| 26 West Bengal &                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                   | 537                                                                                      | 558                                                                                      | 1095                                                                                     | 478                                                                                      | 43.65                                                                                    | 617                                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                                              | Grand Total                                                                              | 19364                                                                                    | 13678                                                                                    | 33042                                                                                    | 14305                                                                                    | 43.29                                                                                    | 18737                                                                                    |

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