Lok Sabha Question No. 5081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: EPFO Contributors
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Keshari Devi Patel, Ranjeeta Koli, Jadon Chandra Sen, Sanghamitra Maurya, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5081

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## EPFO CONTRIBUTORS

†5081. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

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

- (a)the number of EPFO contributors in the country;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  made  it  mandatory  to  get  one  UAN number for each employee of an organization registered under EPFO
- and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  details  of  the  organizations  not  following  the  EPFO guidelines in the country;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  against  the  said
- companies and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the  total  number  of  employees  regularly  contributing  to  the  EPF, State-wise, particularly of Phulpur, Firozabad and Badaun parliamentary constituencies in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a): The  total  number  of  members  for  which  contribution  has been received  by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in respect of any wage month of current Financial Year  ( wage months from  March,  2022  to  February,  2023)  and  have  not  exited  as  on 22.03.2023 is 5,92,92,900.

(b): Yes Sir. In order to make Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) accounts  portable,  EPFO  launched  the  facility  of  Universal  Account Number (UAN) in 2014. UAN is a unique number that is allotted to the EPFO members who contribute towards their EPF contribution. UAN is a mandatory requirement for each employee. All the withdrawals and other  payment  of  advances  to  the  individual  EPF  members  are regulated against the individual UANs.

(c) & (d): The employers of covered establishments under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 are  required  to  file  electronic  challan-cum-return  (ECR)  in  respect  of all their eligible employees and remit the dues within 15 days of close of  wage  month.  In  the  event  of  non-filing  of  ECR,  the  employers  are alerted through SMS/e-mail to remit the dues and if compliance is not made, action is taken to inspect the records of establishments, assess the amount in default by quasi-judicial process under Section 7A of the EPF  &  MP  Act,  1952  and  recover  the  assessed  dues.  Penalty  is imposed under Section 14B of the Act for wilful default in payment of dues.  The  details  of  the  actions  taken  against  defaulters  to  secure compliance during the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 are as under:

| Details of Action Total cases                                                                                                                                                                       | Cases disposed/ decided during 2021-22   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| (1) (2)                                                                                                                                                                                             | (3)                                      |
| Inquiries under section 7A: For deciding applicability of the EPF and MP Act in case of disputes or for determination of amounts due from any employer under the provisions of the said Act. 16,849 | 6,797                                    |
| Inquiries under section 14B: Levy of damages, as a penalty, for belated remittance of contributions. 59,912                                                                                         | 40,765                                   |
| Action under section 14: Filing of prosecution against the defaulting employers before the appropriate courts of law. 27,016                                                                        | 3,386                                    |

Contd..3/-

(e):  The  details  of  State/UT-wise,  [including  details  of  the  Firozabad, Badaun and Prayagraj (Phulpur only) districts of Uttar Pradesh] total number  of  members  for  which  contribution  has  been  received  in respect of any wage month of current Financial Year  (wage months from  March,  2022  to  February,  2023)  and  have  not  exited  as  on 22.03.2023 are at Annexure.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5081 FOR REPLY ON 03.04.2023 BY HON'BLE MPs DR. MANOJ RAJORIA, SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL, SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI, SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI,  DR.  CHANDRA  SEN  JADON,  DR.  SANGHMITRA  MAURYA  REGARDING 'EPFO Contributors'.

State/UT-wise details, [including  details of the Firozabad, Badaun and Prayagraj (Phulpur only) districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh]  of  the  total  number  of  members  for  which  contribution  has  been received in respect of any wage month of current Financial Year (wage months from March, 2022 to February, 2023) and have not exited as on 22.03.2023.

| State/UT                  | Number of members                               |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS | 20,456                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 14,81,255                                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 11,135                                          |
| ASSAM                     | 3,50,456                                        |
| BIHAR                     | 11,40,146                                       |
| CHANDIGARH                | 5,85,067                                        |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 6,24,940                                        |
| DELHI                     | 37,88,071                                       |
| GOA                       | 2,50,291                                        |
| GUJARAT                   | 43,57,096                                       |
| HARYANA                   | 34,45,706                                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 4,25,602                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 1,95,440                                        |
| JHARKHAND                 | 6,20,249                                        |
| KARNATAKA                 | 68,51,984                                       |
| KERALA                    | 12,33,577                                       |
| LADAKH                    | 2,135                                           |
| MADHYAPRADESH             | 14,37,252                                       |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 1,18,04,749                                     |
| MANIPUR                   | 17,184                                          |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 37,338                                          |
| MIZORAM                   | 4,275                                           |
| NAGALAND                  | 11,424                                          |
| ODISHA                    | 10,32,765                                       |
| PUNJAB                    | 8,19,345                                        |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 16,54,996                                       |
| SIKKIM                    | 30,608                                          |
| TAMIL NADU                | 65,30,722                                       |
| TELANGANA                 | 37,80,706                                       |
| TRIPURA                   | 34,983                                          |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 30,53,984 Badaun (4,663) and Prayagraj (Phulpur |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 7,09,642                                        |
| WEST BENGAL               | 29,49,321                                       |
| Total                     | 5,92,92,900                                     |