Lok Sabha Question No. 2302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Number of PF Accounts
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: LADU KISHORE SWAIN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## NUMBER OF PF ACCOUNTS

## †2302. SHRI LADU KISHORE SWAIN:

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

- (a)whether there is a wide gap between the number of Provident Fund (PF) accounts and members contributing every month and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b)the  total  number  of  PF  accounts  being  handled  by  Employee's Provident Fund Organisation along with active and dormant account
- for which contributions are not received; and
- (c)the  number  of  members  whose  contributions  are  continuously received through their employers during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Out  of  15.84  crore  Provident  Fund  (PF)  accounts  registered under  Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO),  contributions have been received in respect of 3.61 crore members (on an average). Reasons for this wide gap include:-
- (i) The members after switching over from one covered establishment to another, especially, those employed in seasonal establishments and  contract  workers,  do  not  withdraw  or  get  their  balance transferred to the new PF account resulting in multiple accounts.
- (ii) It  is  not  statutorily  mandated  for  members  to  withdraw  the accumulations after they are no longer in employment.

There  are  no  dormant  accounts  in  Employees'  Provident  Fund (EPF). However, as per para 72(6) of the Employees' Provident Funds 'Inoperative Accounts'  in  which  contributions  have  not  been  received  for  36 months  continuously.  All  such  Inoperative  Accounts  have,  however,

Scheme 1952, certain accounts are classified as definite claimants.

(c):            The  total  number  of  PF  members  whose  contributions  have been received during the last three years is as under:-

2013-14:          3.26 crore

2014-15:          3.49 crore

2015-16:         3.61 crore

(April-November)

Details  of  3.61  crore  PF  Members,  State/UT-wise,  for  2015-16  are  at Annex.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFFERED TO IN PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2302  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14.12.2015  BY  SHRI  LADU  KISHORE  SWAIN REGARDING NUMBER OF PF ACCOUNTS.

## Average of Contributing PF Members (April-November, 2015)

| Sl. No.     | STATE                       | CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS   |
|-------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 10,606                 |
| 2           | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 8,44,228               |
| 3           | ASSAM                       | 2,12,859               |
| 4           | BIHAR                       | 2,73,154               |
| 5           | CHANDIGARH                  | 3,50,431               |
| 6           | CHHATTISGARH                | 3,41,078               |
| 7           | DELHI                       | 23,91,762              |
| 8           | GOA                         | 1,56,543               |
| 9           | GUJARAT                     | 24,12,906              |
| 10          | HARYANA                     | 18,42,453              |
| 11          | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 2,51,103               |
| 12          | JHARKHAND                   | 3,99,465               |
| 13          | KARNATAKA                   | 44,10,138              |
| 14          | KERALA                      | 9,63,975               |
| 15          | MADHYAPRADESH               | 8,55,375               |
| 16          | MAHARASHTRA                 | 72,11,059              |
| 17          | MEGHALAYA                   | 28,637                 |
| 18          | ODISHA                      | 6,28,955               |
| 19          | PUDUCHERRY                  | 92,747                 |
| 20          | PUNJAB                      | 6,02,897               |
| 21          | RAJASTHAN                   | 8,44,636               |
| 22          | SIKKIM                      | 1,56,589               |
| 23          | TAMIL NADU                  | 42,81,105              |
| 24          | TELANGANA                   | 23,05,861              |
| 25          | TRIPURA                     | 28,388                 |
| 26          | UTTAR PRADESH               | 15,75,530              |
| 27          | UTTARAKHAND                 | 4,50,072               |
| 28          | WEST BENGAL                 | 22,08,285              |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                 | 3,61,30,837            |

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