Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Total Deposits of EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: AJAY NISHAD, P.R. SUNDARAM

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

## TOTAL DEPOSITS OF EPFO

†1310. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a)the  total  funds  deposited/available  with  Employees  Provident  Fund
- Organisation at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b)the number of employees covered under the EPFO at present, State/UTwise;
- (c)the details of EPF contribution deposited by Employers and employees during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d)whether the Government proposes to withdraw the new regulation on EPF withdrawal and has put it on hold for the time being or scrap it permanently, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the steps taken by the Government to enroll more EPF subscribers from
- Private and unorganized sectors?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As  on  31.03.2016,  the  total  funds  deposited  with  Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under three Schemes administered by it, are as under:
- (i) Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952: Rs. 40,11,54,63,16,619.84
- (ii)  Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995:      Rs. 27,98,17,95,22,608.46
- (iii) Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme,1976:
- Rs. 1,81,21,95,07,019.76

EPFO does not maintain above information State/UT-wise.

- (b): The State/UT-wise details of average contributing members of EPFO during the year 2015-16 are at Annex-A.
- (c): State/UT  wise  details  of  contribution  deposited  by  employers  and employees during the last three years in respect of Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 are at Annex-B. However, at present, the details for the current year are not available with EPFO.
- (d): The  Government  has  rescinded  the  notification  on  Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal vide Notification No. G.S.R. 604(E) dated 16th June, 2016.
- (e): EPFO  has  inter  alia  taken  the  following  steps  to  enroll  more  EPF subscribers from private sector:
1.  Wage  Ceiling  for  coverage  under  the  Employees'  Provident  Funds  & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 has been enhanced from Rs. 6,500/- per month to Rs. 15,000/- per month w.e.f. 01.09.2014.
2.  The  establishment  data  of  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation (ESIC) as available through the Shram Suvidha Portal has been obtained and the data has been sent to respective field offices of EPFO to verify the variation in membership between the data of EPFO & ESIC.
3.  EPFO  has  observed  the  months  of  April,  2016  and  May,  2016  as 'Compliance for Construction Workers' months. The office-wise targets have  been  worked  out  by  EPFO  reflecting  the  minimum  number  of construction workers which must be enrolled by each office.
4.  Initiative  has  been  taken  to  cover  workers  in  industries  like  fishing, coffee,  tobacco,  spices,  private  university,  dental  and  medical  colleges, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) societies, etc.
5.  A facility has been provided on EPFO website where principal employer can upload the contract/contractor details for the contracts awarded by them.  This  will  facilitate  the  coverage  of  contract  workers  engaged  in various establishments and industries.
6. Central Analysis and Intelligence Unit (CAIU) of EPFO is collecting data from  various  sources  like  Inspector  of  Factories,  University  Grants Commission  (UGC),  Medical  Council  of  India,  Dental  Council  of  India, Export Units, Ministry of Commerce for spices, tobacco, etc., and utilizing it for coverage of establishments.

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ANNEX  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2016 BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM REGARDING TOTAL DEPOSITS OF EPFO.

State/UT-wise details of average contributing members of EPFO during the year 201516

| State / UT                | Average Contributing Members (in lakh))   |
|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0.11                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh            | 8.89                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh         | 0.06                                      |
| Assam                     | 2.03                                      |
| Bihar                     | 2.90                                      |
| Chandigarh                | 1.42                                      |
| Chhattisgarh              | 3.60                                      |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 0.05                                      |
| Daman & Diu               | 0.82                                      |
| Delhi                     | 24.82                                     |
| Goa                       | 1.64                                      |
| Gujarat                   | 24.11                                     |
| Haryana                   | 19.20                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh          | 2.59                                      |
| Jammu & Kashmir           | -                                         |
| Jharkhand                 | 4.27                                      |
| Karnataka                 | 45.60                                     |
| Kerala                    | 10.08                                     |
| Lakshadweep               | 0.00                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh            | 9.02                                      |
| Maharashtra               | 75.05                                     |
| Manipur                   | 0.10                                      |
| Meghalaya                 | 0.26                                      |
| Mizoram                   | 0.04                                      |
| Nagaland                  | 0.07                                      |
| Odisha                    | 6.78                                      |
| Puducherry                | 0.74                                      |
| Punjab                    | 8.47                                      |
| Rajasthan                 | 8.76                                      |
| Sikkim                    | 0.15                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                | 44.49                                     |
| Telangana                 | 24.04                                     |
| Tripura                   | 0.31                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh             | 16.53                                     |
| Uttarakhand               | 4.77                                      |
| West Bengal               | 24.46                                     |
| Total                     | 376.23                                    |

ANNEX  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2016 BY SHRI AJAY NISHAD AND SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM REGARDING TOTAL DEPOSITS OF EPFO.

State/UT-wise details of Contribution deposited by employers and employees during the last three years in respect of Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952.

| (Amount In Rupees )   | (Amount In Rupees )                                                                   | (Amount In Rupees )   | (Amount In Rupees )   | (Amount In Rupees )   |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| Sl. No.               | State/UT                                                                              | 2013-14               | 2014-15               | 2015-16*              |
| 1                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                        | 9,33,21,00,978.61     | 11,29,03,06,416.74    | 13,29,39,98,348.84    |
| 2                     | Bihar                                                                                 | 2,47,83,12,770.31     | 3,05,85,84,793.00     | 3,83,77,67,506.00     |
| 3                     | Chhattisgarh                                                                          | 3,44,13,63,077.63     | 3,97,41,47,702.92     | 4,29,19,31,412.00     |
| 4                     | Delhi                                                                                 | 43,31,40,05,705.63    | 48,12,34,69,568.57    | 58,82,80,11,677.14    |
| 5                     | Goa                                                                                   | 2,57,56,58,914.65     | 2,81,98,14,440.06     | 3,27,24,18,892.34     |
| 6                     | Gujarat (includes Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli)                               | 27,03,87,78,390.88    | 31,92,44,97,477.86    | 39,17,61,94,805.21    |
| 7                     | Haryana                                                                               | 31,36,72,46,744.34    | 33,66,94,11,709.25    | 39,44,07,94,300.15    |
| 8                     | Himachal Pradesh                                                                      | 3,08,53,54,892.00     | 3,89,29,98,304.80     | 3,99,65,42,442.89     |
| 9                     | Jharkhand                                                                             | 3,08,35,30,211.77     | 3,61,60,29,350.14     | 4,29,66,52,412.06     |
| 10                    | Karnataka                                                                             | 75,39,19,94,275.48    | 86,76,59,81,450.61    | 1,03,23,93,98,403.44  |
| 11                    | Kerala (includes Lakshadweep)                                                         | 13,20,88,52,716.75    | 15,98,22,15,586.84    | 18,63,77,91,931.17    |
| 12                    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | 10,11,57,88,422.78    | 12,30,26,95,997.67    | 14,19,50,53,523.91    |
| 13                    | Maharashtra                                                                           | 1,29,51,36,24,086.38  | 1,49,91,94,62,915.43  | 1,72,34,69,41,615.57  |
| 14                    | States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram | 3,11,04,30,216.87     | 3,73,68,15,115.02     | 4,07,43,22,139.71     |
| 15                    | Odisha                                                                                | 7,01,52,40,211.72     | 8,12,46,94,628.18     | 9,18,76,08,832.61     |
| 16                    | Punjab (includes Chandigarh)                                                          | 13,27,57,39,107.45    | 15,39,06,00,166.37    | 17,31,18,61,039.14    |
| 17                    | Rajasthan                                                                             | 9,35,05,31,730.20     | 11,42,98,56,386.73    | 12,86,66,18,139.72    |
| 18                    | Tamil Nadu (includes Puducherry)                                                      | 60,22,46,88,329.80    | 69,75,23,84,986.38    | 79,85,99,72,043.10    |
| 19                    | Telangana                                                                             | 32,54,31,36,752.94    | 36,89,97,35,219.13    | 42,54,75,35,420.83    |
| 20                    | Uttarakhand                                                                           | 4,47,85,21,787.41     | 5,10,80,90,981.57     | 6,00,55,29,377.54     |
| 21                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                                         | 18,12,99,32,017.37    | 22,43,81,02,365.53    | 26,74,30,55,401.42    |
| 22                    | West Bengal (includes Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands)                           | 19,72,01,43,370.17    | 21,80,15,60,591.70    | 24,91,16,70,051.66    |
|                       | Total                                                                                 | 5,21,79,49,74,711.14  | 6,02,02,14,56,154.50  | 7,02,36,16,69,716.45  |

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