Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-11-30
Subject: Uniform Account Number for EPF Subscribers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.P. CHAUDHARY

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 61 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2015

## UNIFORM ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR EPF SUBSCRIBERS

†61. SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)the  social  security  and  welfare  schemes  being  run  for  employees working  in  organised  and  unorganised  sectors  in  the  country, separately;
- (b)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  a  Uniform  Account Number for facilitating the subscribers of Employees Provident Fund scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  various  labour  organizations  and  other  institutions  have raised  objection  to  the  said  proposal  and  if  so,  the  details  of objection raised; and
- (d)whether the Government proposes to resolve the objections raised against the said proposal and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): To provide pension and other social security benefits to employees  working  in  organized  sectors,  Government  has  enacted various Acts, including:
- I. The  Employees'  Provident  Funds  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 and the three Schemes framed thereunder which are as follows:
- i.
- ii.
- iii.
- Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952.
- Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976.
- Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995.
- The Employees' Compensation Act, 1923.
- III. The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Act,  1948  provides  following benefits to Insured Persons (IPs):

- IV.
- V.
- i.
- ii.
- iii.
- Disablement Benefit
- Dependents' Benefit
- Maternity Benefit.
- iv. Medical Benefit to Families.
- v.
- Funeral Expenses.
- The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
- The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

The  Government  has  enacted  'Unorganised  Workers'  Social Security Act, 2008' for the welfare of workers in unorganised sector. The  Act  provides  for  formulation  of  suitable  welfare  schemes  for the Government to provide social security cover to the unorganized sector unorganised workers. Various Schemes, formulated by workers, listed in the Schedule I of the above Act are as under:

- i.
- ii.
- iii.
- iv.
- v.
- vi.
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme.
- National Family Benefit Scheme.
- Janani Suraksha Yojana.
- Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme.
- Handicraft Artisans' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme.
- Pension to Master Craft Persons.
- National  Scheme  for  Welfare  of  Fishermen  and  Training  and
- vii. Extension.
- viii.
- Janshree Bima Yojana and Aam Admi Bima Yojana.
- ix.
- Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.
- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has already started allotting  Universal  Account  Number (UAN) to its contributing
- (b): members.

The UAN has been designed to be an umbrella number of a member  for  all  his  employment  with  different  establishments.  This would benefit the members in the following ways:

- (i)  The  member  can  get  his  updated  Provident  Fund  (PF)  balance through UAN based member portal.

(ii) The system would enable portability of PF accumulations when the details  of  Bank  account,  AADHAAR  and  Permanent  Account  Number (PAN) seeded in UAN database of member are verified by employer on (iii) The member would get messages on his/her mobile number about the  receipt  of  his  PF  contribution  if  he  has  registered  his/her  mobile change of job. number on UAN based member portal, after due activation. (c): No objections to the proposal, as such, have been received. (d): Does not arise in view of reply to part (c) of the Question above.

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