Lok Sabha Question No. 1701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-13
Subject: Nidhi Aapke Nikat
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2023

## NIDHI AAPKE NIKAT

## 1701. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  true  that  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation (EPFO) has renamed the existing Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat, which was grievance redressal mechanism as 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat';
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  purpose/reasons for change the  name of 'Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat'
- as 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat'; and
- (d)the total number of employees grievances have been redressed/resolved  by  'Nidhi  Aapke  Nikat'  as  on  date,  State-wise particularly in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Yes, Sir.  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO) has rechristened 'Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat' as 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' for the purposes/reasons as under:
- (1) Due to its nomenclature of 'Adalat' it ran the risk of being perceived as forbidding the poor and underprivileged workers as they may hesitate in approaching such an Adalat with its unsaid connotation of a courtroom atmosphere.
- (2) to be more accessible to its different stakeholders.
- (3)  to  shift  from  pure  grievance  redressal  centred  approach  as  seen  in 'Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat' to a more  broad  based  and  participatory approach in 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat'.
- (4)  to  bring  different  stakeholders  on  a  common  platform  and  facilitate exchange  of  ideas  and  dissemination  of  information  besides  grievance redressal.
- (d): The  State/UT-wise  details of  total  number  of  employees grievances redressed/resolved by 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1701 DUE FOR REPLY ON 13.02.2023 RAISED BY HON'BLE MP DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR REGARDING 'NIDHI AAPKE NIKAT'.

| Number of Employees grievances redressed/resolved by 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat'   | Number of Employees grievances redressed/resolved by 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat'   | Number of Employees grievances redressed/resolved by 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat'   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No                                                                      | STATE/UT                                                                   | Employee Grievance Redressed/Resolved                                      |
| 1                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                             | 5927                                                                       |
| 2                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                          | 84                                                                         |
| 3                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                      | 666                                                                        |
| 4                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                      | 1371                                                                       |
| 5                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                               | 920                                                                        |
| 6                                                                          | GOA                                                                        | 91                                                                         |
| 7                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                    | 5267                                                                       |
| 8                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                    | 1994                                                                       |
| 9                                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                           | 770                                                                        |
| 10                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                  | 671                                                                        |
| 11                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                  | 4838                                                                       |
| 12                                                                         | KERALA                                                                     | 5351                                                                       |
| 13                                                                         | MADHYAPRADESH                                                              | 22697                                                                      |
| 14                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                | 4965                                                                       |
| 15                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                    | 59                                                                         |
| 16                                                                         | MEGALAYA                                                                   | 125                                                                        |
| 17                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                    | 10                                                                         |
| 18                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                   | 34                                                                         |
| 19                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                     | 1745                                                                       |
| 20                                                                         | PUNJAB                                                                     | 1730                                                                       |
| 21                                                                         | RAJASTHAN                                                                  | 922                                                                        |
| 22                                                                         | SIKKIM                                                                     | 58                                                                         |
| 23                                                                         | TAMIL NADU                                                                 | 12983                                                                      |
| 24                                                                         | TELANGANA                                                                  | 5736                                                                       |
| 25                                                                         | TRIPURA                                                                    | 26                                                                         |
| 26                                                                         | UTTAR PRADESH                                                              | 3743                                                                       |
| 27                                                                         | UTTARAKHAND                                                                | 657                                                                        |
| 28                                                                         | WEST BENGAL                                                                | 2895                                                                       |
| 29                                                                         | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                    | 176                                                                        |
| 30                                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                                 | 734                                                                        |
| 31                                                                         | DADRA&NAGARHAVELIANDDAMAN &DIU                                             | 232                                                                        |
| 32                                                                         | DELHI                                                                      | 3764                                                                       |
| 33                                                                         | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                             | 3113                                                                       |
| 34                                                                         | LADAKH                                                                     | 69                                                                         |
| 35                                                                         | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                | nil                                                                        |
| 36                                                                         | PUDUCHERRY                                                                 | 491                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Total                                                                      | 94914                                                                      |

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