Lok Sabha Question No. 1246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-02
Subject: PF Benefits to Construction Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1246

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

## PF BENEFITS TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

1246. DR. UDIT RAJ:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  a  large  number  of are
- establishments including private construction companies reportedly denying Provident Fund (PF) benefits to their workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  cases  registered/reported  in  this  regard  during  the
- last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the remedial measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government  to  ensure  social  security  and  protect  the  interest  of workers engaged in construction sector in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Instances of non-deposit of contribution by some establishments including construction companies  covered  under  the  Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952 have come to the notice of Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
- (b): The  State-wise  details  of  such  defaulting  establishments  for 2012-13 to 2015-16 (upto December, 2015) are at Annex A.
- (c): Inquiries  under  Section  7A  of  EPF&MP  Act,  1952  have  been initiated against the defaulting establishments. The details of number of  Inquiries  under  Section  7A  of  the  Act  during  2012-13  to  2015-16 (upto December, 2015) are at Annex B.

(d): The following remedial measures are taken by EPFO against the defaulting  establishments  including  those  in  construction  sector  to protect the interest of the workers covered under the Act:

- (1)    Action  under  Section  7A  of  EPF&MP  Act,  1952  against  the defaulting establishments for assessment of dues.
- (2)      Action  under  Section  14B  of  the  Act  for  levying  of  damages  for belated deposit of dues.
- (3)   Action under Section 7Q of the Act for levy of interest for belated remittances.
- (4)  Recovery actions as provided under Section 8B to 8G of the Act.
- (5)    Action under Section 14 of the Act for filing prosecution against the defaulters before the competent court of law.
- (6)    Action under Section 406/409 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the  employer  for  non-payment  of  employees'  share  of  contribution deducted from the wages/salary of the employees but not deposited in the Fund.

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## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED NO. 1246  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  02.05.2016  BY  DR.  UDIT  RAJ  REGARDING  PF BENEFITS TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

## Details of number of defaulting establishments covered under the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952.

| S. No.   | Name of the State                                                                                        |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (up to December, 2015) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh including Telangana                                                                       |      1605 |      1461 |       528 |                              883 |
| 2.       | Bihar                                                                                                    |        62 |       147 |        28 |                              110 |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                             |        44 |        87 |       302 |                               88 |
| 4.       | Delhi                                                                                                    |        62 |       105 |        82 |                              211 |
| 5.       | Goa                                                                                                      |       126 |       102 |        61 |                               33 |
| 6.       | Gujarat including Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                   |       293 |       387 |       287 |                              340 |
| 7.       | Haryana                                                                                                  |       170 |       112 |       185 |                              204 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         |         0 |         0 |         0 |                                0 |
| 9.       | Jharkhand                                                                                                |         0 |         0 |         0 |                                0 |
| 10.      | Karnataka                                                                                                |      1217 |      1152 |      1133 |                             1105 |
| 11.      | Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                             |      2009 |      2078 |       721 |                             1118 |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           |       553 |       423 |       446 |                              188 |
| 13.      | Maharashtra                                                                                              |       538 |       181 |       955 |                             1692 |
| 14.      | North-Eastern Region including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura |       135 |       161 |       233 |                              223 |
| 15.      | Odisha                                                                                                   |        96 |        39 |        73 |                              178 |
| 16.      | Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                              |        66 |       485 |       172 |                              348 |
| 17.      | Rajasthan                                                                                                |       119 |       210 |       182 |                              107 |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                          |      3609 |      5198 |      4091 |                             2644 |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            |       288 |       555 |        67 |                              562 |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand                                                                                              |        66 |        87 |        51 |                               13 |
| 21.      | West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim                                               |       337 |       374 |       494 |                              885 |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                    |     11395 |     13344 |     10091 |                            10932 |

## ANNEX  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED NO.1246  TO  BE  ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016  BY  DR.  UDIT  RAJ  REGARDING  PF BENEFITS TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

## Details of inquiries initiated under Section 7A of the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952

| S. No.   | Name of the State                                                                                        |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 (upto December, 2015) |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh including Telangana                                                                       |      2277 |      2621 |      1287 |                            1906 |
| 2.       | Bihar                                                                                                    |        47 |       144 |        45 |                              36 |
| 3.       | Chhattisgarh                                                                                             |       172 |       157 |       483 |                             258 |
| 4.       | Delhi                                                                                                    |       155 |       162 |       288 |                             605 |
| 5.       | Goa                                                                                                      |       155 |        84 |        91 |                              52 |
| 6.       | Gujarat including Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                   |       609 |       652 |       496 |                             954 |
| 7.       | Haryana                                                                                                  |       612 |       840 |       500 |                             566 |
| 8.       | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                         |       112 |        74 |       117 |                             183 |
| 9.       | Jharkhand                                                                                                |        47 |        26 |       462 |                              85 |
| 10.      | Karnataka                                                                                                |      1916 |      1894 |       866 |                             441 |
| 11.      | Kerala including Lakshadweep                                                                             |      1919 |      1164 |      1325 |                             922 |
| 12.      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                           |       541 |       613 |       316 |                             206 |
| 13.      | Maharashtra                                                                                              |      1314 |       761 |      1551 |                            1026 |
| 14.      | North-Eastern Region including Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura |       112 |       441 |       124 |                             213 |
| 15.      | Odisha                                                                                                   |       228 |       171 |       138 |                             178 |
| 16.      | Punjab including Chandigarh                                                                              |      1085 |       792 |       450 |                            1061 |
| 17.      | Rajasthan                                                                                                |        97 |       498 |       154 |                             142 |
| 18.      | Tamil Nadu including Puducherry                                                                          |      5251 |      5833 |      4104 |                            2547 |
| 19.      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                            |       622 |       575 |       646 |                             941 |
| 20.      | Uttarakhand                                                                                              |        40 |        39 |       130 |                              35 |
| 21.      | West Bengal including Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Sikkim                                               |       354 |       583 |       514 |                             820 |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                    |     17665 |     18124 |     14087 |                           13177 |

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