Lok Sabha Question No. 1693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Persons joined EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jai Prakash, Anto  Antony

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1693

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## PERSONS JOINED EPFO

1693. SHRI JAI PRAKASH: SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a)whether  the  number  of  persons  who  joined  Employees'  Provident Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  has  risen  drastically  during  the  last couple of months, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  any  statistics  regarding  number  of Provident Fund offices functioning in the country;
- (c)if so, the details of offices functioning in the country, State-wise;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request  for  opening  of Provident Fund office at Pathanamthitta; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  has been publishing its monthly Pay Roll Data since September, 2017 whereby the number of new subscribers joining for the first time through Aadhaar validated Universal Account Number (UAN), existing subscribers  exiting  and  subscribers  who  exited  earlier  re-join  as subscribers are taken into account to arrive at net Payroll. As per the latest  published  Payroll  on  20th January,  2023 i.e.   up  to  the  wage month of November, 2022 the details of monthly net payroll data for financial year 2022-23 is as under-

| Wage Month      | Net Payroll   |
|-----------------|---------------|
| April, 2022     | 12,49,510     |
| May, 2022       | 11,40,523     |
| June, 2022      | 13,27,207     |
| July, 2022      | 14,23,524     |
| August, 2022    | 13,02,719     |
| September, 2022 | 13,58,948     |
| October, 2022   | 11,14,250     |
| November, 2022  | 16,25,711     |

(b) & (c): The  details  of  various  offices  of  EPFO  functioning  in  the country, State/UT-wise are at Annexure.

(d): No, Sir.

(e):

Does not arise.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1693 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023 BY SHRI JAI PRAKASH AND SHRI ANTO ANTONY, HON'BLE MPs REGARDING 'PERSONS JOINED EPFO'.

| Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   | Number of Offices of EPFO functioning in the country, State/UT-wise   |
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| Sl. No.                                                               | State/UT                                                              | Zonal Office                                                          | Regional Office                                                       | District Office                                                       | Special State Office                                                  | Service Centre                                                        |
| 1                                                                     | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                                             | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 2                                                                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                        | 1                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 11                                                                    | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 3                                                                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 4                                                                     | ASSAM                                                                 | 1                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 5                                                                     | BIHAR                                                                 | 1                                                                     | 3                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 6                                                                     | CHANDIGARH                                                            | 1                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 7                                                                     | CHHATTISGARH                                                          | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 8                                                                     | DELHI                                                                 | 1                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 9                                                                     | GOA                                                                   | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     |
| 10                                                                    | GUJARAT                                                               | 1                                                                     | 8                                                                     | 8                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 11                                                                    | HARYANA                                                               | 1                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 12                                                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                      | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 13                                                                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                     | 0                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 14                                                                    | JHARKHAND                                                             | 0                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 7                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 15                                                                    | KARNATAKA                                                             | 2                                                                     | 18                                                                    | 10                                                                    | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 16                                                                    | KERALA                                                                | 1                                                                     | 6                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 17                                                                    | LADAKH                                                                | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 18                                                                    | MADHYAPRADESH                                                         | 1                                                                     | 6                                                                     | 6                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 19                                                                    | MAHARASHTRA                                                           | 3                                                                     | 17                                                                    | 4                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 20                                                                    | MANIPUR                                                               | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 21                                                                    | MEGHALAYA                                                             | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 22                                                                    | MIZORAM                                                               | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 23                                                                    | NAGALAND                                                              | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 24                                                                    | ODISHA                                                                | 1                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 25                                                                    | PUNJAB                                                                | 0                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 7                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 26                                                                    | PUDUCHERRY                                                            | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 27                                                                    | RAJASTHAN                                                             | 1                                                                     | 5                                                                     | 7                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 28                                                                    | SIKKIM                                                                | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 29                                                                    | TAMIL NADU                                                            | 2                                                                     | 11                                                                    | 13                                                                    | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 30                                                                    | TELANGANA                                                             | 1                                                                     | 8                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     |
| 31                                                                    | TRIPURA                                                               | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 1                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
| 32                                                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                                                         | 1                                                                     | 9                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     |
| 33                                                                    | UTTARAKHAND                                                           | 0                                                                     | 2                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 1                                                                     |
| 34                                                                    | WEST BENGAL                                                           | 1                                                                     | 9                                                                     | 4                                                                     | 0                                                                     | 0                                                                     |
|                                                                       | TOTAL                                                                 | 21                                                                    | 139                                                                   | 113                                                                   | 5                                                                     | 4                                                                     |

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