Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: EPFO Offices in Rented Buildings
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## EPFO OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## 2352. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a)the  number  of  Employees  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  officers
- presently functional in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b)the number of EPFO offices operating from their own building/rented premises therefrom, State/UT-wise;
- (c)the  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  as  rented  for  the  rented premises during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d)whether  the  CPWD  norms  for  hiring  office  premises  are  followed  or  any other  rules  have  been  framed  by  the  Government/EPFO  for  hiring  office
- premises and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether any irregularities have been noticed/reported for building/premises on rent basis during the said period; and
- hiring
- (f)if  so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government against the officers found involved therein, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): The  total  number  of  EPFO  offices  presently  functional  in  the  country are 248. State/UT-wise detail is at Annexure-I.
- (b): Out  of  these  248  offices,  79  have  their  own  buildings  and  remaining 169 offices are in rented premises. The details are enclosed at Annexure-II.
- (c): The  expenditure  incurred  on  rented  premises  during  last  three  years and current year's expenditure (provisional), State/UT wise, is at AnnexureIII.
- (d): Yes,  Madam.  Justification  of  rents  are  assessed  on  the  basis  of CPWD/State PWD fair rent certificates.
- (e):
- (f):
- No, Madam.
- Does not arise in view of reply at (e) above.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2352  FOR  09.05.2016  BY  SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  PANDEY REGARDING EPFO OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## List of offices of EPFO State/UT-wise

| 1                 | 2                                | 3                            | 4                               |                               | 6                          | 7                                                             | 8                                         | 9                                             |
|-------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| SL No.            | State/UT                         | Number s of Regional Offices | Numbers of Sub Regional Offices | 5 Numbers of District Offices | Numbers of Service centers | National Academy Training & Research Social Security (NATRSS) | Numbers of Zonal Training Institute (ZTI) | Number of Sub Zonal Training Institute (SZTI) |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State | 3                            | 8                               | 13                            | 1                          |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 2                 | Assam(North Eastern Region)      | 1                            | 2                               | 6                             | 3                          |                                                               |                                           | 1                                             |
| 3                 | Bihar                            | 1                            | 2                               | 5                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 4                 | Chhattisgarh                     | 1                            |                                 | 1                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 5                 | Goa                              | 1                            |                                 |                               | 1                          |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 6                 | Gujarat                          | 3                            | 5                               | 8                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 7                 | Haryana                          | 2                            | 1                               | 5                             |                            |                                                               | 1                                         |                                               |
| 8                 | Himachal Pradesh                 | 1                            |                                 | 4                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 9                 | Jharkhand                        | 1                            | 1                               | 7                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 10                | Karnataka                        | 4                            | 12                              | 8                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 11                | Kerala                           | 1                            | 5                               | 5                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh                   | 1                            | 5                               | 6                             |                            |                                                               | 1                                         |                                               |
| 13                | Maharashtra                      | 5                            | 6                               | 4                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 14                | Odisha                           | 1                            | 3                               | 5                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 15                | Punjab                           | 1                            | 2                               | 3                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 16                | Rajasthan                        | 1                            | 3                               | 8                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 17                | Sikkim                           |                              |                                 |                               | 1                          |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 18                | Tamil Nadu                       | 4                            | 6                               | 13                            |                            |                                                               | 1                                         |                                               |
| 19                | Tripura                          |                              | 1                               |                               |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 20                | Uttaranchal 1                    |                              | 1                               |                               | 1                          |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 21                | Uttar Pradesh                    | 2                            | 7                               | 4                             | 1                          |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 22                | West Bengal                      | 2                            | 8                               | 4                             |                            |                                                               | 1                                         |                                               |
| Union Territories | Union Territories                | Union Territories            | Union Territories               | Union Territories             | Union Territories          | Union Territories                                             | Union Territories                         | Union Territories                             |
| 23                | Andaman & Nicobar                |                              | 1                               |                               |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 24                | Chandigarh                       | 1                            | 1                               | 4                             |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
| 25                | Delhi                            | 2                            | 1                               |                               |                            | 1                                                             |                                           |                                               |
| 26                | Puducherry                       |                              | 1                               |                               |                            |                                                               |                                           |                                               |
|                   | Total                            | 40                           | 82                              | 113                           | 8                          | 1                                                             | 4                                         | 1                                             |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2352  FOR  09.05.2016  BY  SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  PANDEY REGARDING EPFO OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

## The status of offices of EPFO building (owned/rental) State/UT-wise.

| 1               | 2                                | 3                           | 3                           | 4                               | 4                               | 5                                     | 6                            | 6                            | 7                                | 7                                |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| SL No.          | State/UT                         | Numbers of Regional Offices | Numbers of Regional Offices | Numbers of Sub Regional Offices | Numbers of Sub Regional Offices | Numbers of District Offices *         | Numbers of Service centers * | Numbers of Service centers * | NATRSS/Zonal Training Institutes | NATRSS/Zonal Training Institutes |
|                 |                                  | Owned                       | Rented                      | Owned                           | Rented                          | All District Offices are rented only. | All Centers rented only.     | Service are                  | Owned                            | Rented                           |
| 1               | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State | 3                           | --                          | 5                               | 3                               | 13                                    | 1                            |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 2               | Assam(North Eastern Region)      | 1                           |                             | 1                               | 1                               | 6                                     | 3                            |                              |                                  | 1                                |
| 3               | Bihar                            | 1                           |                             | ---                             | 2                               | 5                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 4.              | Chhattisgarh                     | 1                           |                             |                                 |                                 | 1                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 5.              | Goa                              | 1                           |                             |                                 |                                 |                                       | 1                            |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 6               | Gujarat                          | 3                           | ---                         | 1                               | 4                               | 8                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 7               | Haryana                          | 2                           | ---                         | 2                               |                                 | 5                                     |                              |                              | 1                                |                                  |
| 8               | Himachal Pradesh                 | 1                           |                             |                                 |                                 | 4                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 9               | Jharkhand                        | ---                         | 1                           | --                              | 1                               | 7                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 10              | Karnataka                        | 3                           | 1                           | 2                               | 10                              | 8                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 11              | Kerala                           | 1                           | --                          | 1                               | 4                               | 5                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 12              | Madhya Pradesh                   | 1                           | ---                         | 3                               | 2                               | 6                                     |                              |                              | 1                                |                                  |
| 13              | Maharashtra                      | 4                           | 1                           | 4                               | 2                               | 4                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 14.             | Odisha                           | 1                           | --                          | 1                               | 2                               | 5                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 15.             | Punjab                           | 1                           | --                          | 1                               | 1                               | 3                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 16.             | Rajasthan                        | 1                           | --                          | 3                               | --                              | 8                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 17.             | Sikkim                           |                             |                             |                                 |                                 |                                       | 1                            |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 18.             | Tamil Nadu                       | 3                           | 1                           | 4                               | 2                               | 13                                    |                              |                              | 1                                |                                  |
| 19              | Tripura                          | --                          |                             | 1                               | --                              |                                       |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 20              | Uttaranchal                      | 1                           |                             | --                              | 1                               | 1                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 21              | Uttar Pradesh                    | 2                           | --                          | 5                               | 2                               | 4                                     | 1                            |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 22              | West Bengal                      | 2                           | --                          | 3                               | 4                               | 4                                     | 1                            |                              | 1                                |                                  |
| Union Territory | Union Territory                  | Union Territory             | Union Territory             | Union Territory                 | Union Territory                 | Union Territory                       | Union Territory              | Union Territory              | Union Territory                  | Union Territory                  |
| 23.             | Andaman & Nicobar                | --                          | --                          | --                              | 1                               | --                                    | --                           |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 24.             | Chandigarh                       | 1                           | --                          | 1                               | --                              | 4                                     |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
| 25.             | Delhi                            | 2                           | --                          | --                              | 1                               | 1                                     |                              |                              | 1                                |                                  |
| 26.             | Puducherry                       | --                          | --                          | --                              | 1                               |                                       |                              |                              |                                  |                                  |
|                 | Total                            | 36                          | 4                           | 38                              | 44                              | 113                                   | 8                            |                              | 5                                | 1                                |
|                 | %(percentage)                    | 90%                         | 10%                         | 46%                             | 54%                             | 100%                                  | 100%                         |                              | 83%                              | 17%                              |

Annexure-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2352  FOR  09.05.2016  BY  SHRI  RAVINDRA  KUMAR  PANDEY REGARDING EPFO OFFICES IN RENTED BUILDINGS.

| S. No.   | State/UT                                                                           |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17 (Provisional)   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH (includes Telengana)                                                |     25.61 |     26.92 |     28.42 | 2.61                    |
| 2        | BIHAR                                                                              |     16.48 |     16.48 |     16.48 | 1.28                    |
| 3        | CHHATTISGARH                                                                       |      0.79 |      0.79 |      0.79 | --                      |
| 4        | DELHI                                                                              |     27.99 |     83.42 |     11.87 | --                      |
| 5        | GOA                                                                                |      1.02 |      1.17 |      1.17 | --                      |
| 6        | GUJARAT                                                                            |     79.33 |     76.96 |     73.11 | 3.87                    |
| 7        | HARYANA                                                                            |      8.84 |      6.73 |      3.89 | 0.57                    |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                   |      1.38 |      1.38 |      1.38 | 0.11                    |
| 9        | JHARKHAND                                                                          |     35.28 |     35.28 |     35.28 | ---                     |
| 10       | KARNATAKA                                                                          |     78.44 |     78.44 |     78.44 | 31.41                   |
| 11       | KERALA                                                                             |     72.78 |     72.78 |     72.78 | --                      |
| 12       | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                     |     14.6  |     15.19 |     16.77 | 2.82                    |
| 13       | MAHARASHTRA                                                                        |    135.2  |    135.2  |    135.2  | ---                     |
| 14       | States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur& Mizoram |     17.86 |     17.88 |     18.32 | --                      |
| 15       | ODISHA                                                                             |     28.46 |     29.51 |     27.43 | 1.78                    |
| 16       | PUNJAB (includes UT of Chandigarh)                                                 |      1.44 |      1.44 |      1.44 | 0.12                    |
| 17       | RAJASTHAN                                                                          |      5    |      5.1  |      5.42 | 0.61                    |
| 18       | TAMIL NADU (includes Puducherry)                                                   |    105.9  |    105.9  |    105.9  | 5.92                    |
| 19       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                        |      9.84 |      9.84 |      9.84 | 0.82                    |
| 20       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                      |     16.04 |     21.02 |     17.74 | ---                     |
| 21       | WEST BENGAL (includes Sikkim and Andaman &Nicobar Islands)                         |    119.61 |    119.93 |    185.22 | ---                     |
|          | TOTAL                                                                              |    801.89 |    861.36 |    846.89 | 51.92                   |

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