Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Non-Recoverable Assets by ESIC
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## NON-RECOVERABLE ASSETS BY ESIC

## 107. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a)the  details  of  amount  of  arrears  owned  by  public  and  private employers to ESIC during each of the last three years;
- (b)the details of the top employers and the arrears owed by them along with the reasons for the delay in recovery of these arrears;
- (c)whether the ESIC faces any issues with private sector for recovery of arrears and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether  ESIC  or  Ministry  proposes  to  bring  in  any  reforms  in  the existing mechanism for speedy recovery of arrears, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the other steps taken/ being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (a): The details of amount of arrears for the last  three years are as under:-

|         |        |        |   Rs. in crore |
|---------|--------|--------|----------------|
| 2012-13 | 296.35 | 829.81 |        1126.16 |
| 2013-14 | 201.91 | 921.43 |        1123.34 |
| 2014-15 | 293.25 | 909.77 |        1203.02 |

(b): Details of the top five employers and amount owed by them for the  last  three  years  as  per  Annexure.  Delay  in  recovery  of  these employers are due to the fact that the recovery has been stayed by the Hon'ble Courts.

- (c): The dues are non- recoverable due to following reasons:-
- (i) Factories/Establishments having gone into liquidation.
- (ii) Stay granted by courts.
- (iii) Factories/Establishment registered with BIFR.
- (iv) Factories/Establishments closed and whereabouts of the employers not known.

(d): Separate  Recovery  machinery is  there  in  the  ESIC  since  1991. Every  Region/SRO  has  a  Recovery  wing  with  Recovery  Officer  as  its head. Annual Target is fixed and monitored by the Revenue Division of the Hqrs. Office.  Recovery made during the last 3 years is as under:-

Rs. in crore

| Year    |   Target (Rs.) |   Amount recovered (Rs.) |   %age recovery. |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 2012-13 |         149.71 |                   173.15 |           115.66 |
| 2013-14 |         175    |                   186.07 |           106.33 |
| 2014-15 |         192.06 |                   198.13 |           103.16 |

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## STATEMENT REFERRED  TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.107  FOR  25.04.2016  BY  SHRI  ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR  REGARDING NON RECOVERABLE  ASSETS BY ESIC.

## THE DETAILS OF THE TOP EMPLOYERS AND THE ARREARS OWNED

## FOR THE YEAR  2012-13

|   Sr. No. | Regions        | Name of the Unit                 | Amount          |
|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | West Bengal    | M/s CTC Ltd.                     | Rs. 19.15 Crore |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | M/s HMT Ltd.                     | Rs. 7.71 Crore  |
|         3 | Odisha         | M/s CESCO                        | Rs. 2.60 Crore  |
|         4 | Vishakapatnam  | M/S. Dharani Corporation         | Rs. 2.54 Crore  |
|         5 | Jharkhand      | M/s Indian Steel & Wire Products | Rs. 1.31 Crore  |

## FOR THE YEAR 2013-14

|   Sr. No. | Region         | Name of the Unit                   | Amount          |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Hubli          | M/s Visveswaraya Iron & Steel Ltd. | Rs. 55.63 Crore |
|         2 | Bombay         | M/s. Perfact India Pvt. Ltd.       | Rs. 8.10 Crore  |
|         3 | Okhla          | M/s Air Port Authority of India    | Rs. 7.37 Crore  |
|         4 | Barrackpore    | M/s Titagarh Jute Mills            | Rs. 6.23 Crore  |
|         5 | Andhra Pradesh | M/s Viceroy Hotel                  | Rs. 0.90 Crore  |

## FOR THE YEAR 2014-15

|   Sr. No. | Regions        | Name of the Units                       | Amount          |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
|         1 | Tamilnadu      | M/s SPIC Ltd.                           | Rs. 70.81 Crore |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh | M/s Narayana Educational Society        | Rs. 12.25 Crore |
|         3 | Okhla          | M/s Air Port Authority of India         | Rs. 7.37 Crore  |
|         4 | Barrackpore    | M/s Titagarh Jute Mills                 | Rs. 6.23 Crore  |
|         5 | Gurgaon        | M/s Dakshine Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam | Rs. 5.65 Crore  |

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