Lok Sabha Question No. 2311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Bonus Ceiling
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2311 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## BONUS CEILING

## 2311. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

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

- (a)whether the Government has doubled/proposes to double the wage ceiling for calculating bonus for factory workers and establishment with 20 or more workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government  has  also approved/fixed  a  minimum monthly pension of Rs. 1000/- through EPFO; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the number of pensioners in the
- country likely to be benefited from the said move State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  The  ceiling  of  calculating  Bonus  for  factory workers and establishment with 20 or more workers under section 12 of  the  Payment  of  Bonus  Act  has  been  increased  from  Rs.3500/-  per month to Rs.7000/- per month or the minimum wage for the scheduled employment,  as  fixed  by  the  appropriate  Government,  whichever  is higher with effect from 1 st   day  of  April  2014  through  the  Payment  of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015, notified on 1 st  January, 2016.
- (c) & (d): The  pension  under  the  Employees  Pension  Scheme,  1995 has been fixed at minimum of Rs.1,000/-per month vide Government of India  notification  No.GSR  593  (E)  dated  19.8.2014.    The  number  of pensioners  benefited  during  the  year  2014-15  was  17,65,307  after issue of notification for minimum pension of Rs. 1000/- per month on 19.08.2014. A statement showing the State-wise details of pensioners benefited from this move is at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (c) and (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2311 for answer on 09.05.2016

## Minimum Pension of Rs.1000/- per month

| Sl. No.   | State            | No. of Pensioners Benefited with Notification No. GSR 593(E) Dated 19.08.2014   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 78354                                                                           |
| 2         | Bihar            | 56831                                                                           |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     | 15328                                                                           |
| 4         | Delhi            | 27022                                                                           |
| 5         | Goa              | 4778                                                                            |
| 6         | Gujarat          | 98067                                                                           |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh | 6828                                                                            |
| 8         | Haryana          | 28613                                                                           |
| 9         | Jharkhand        | 34206                                                                           |
| 10        | Kerala           | 168384                                                                          |
| 11        | Karnataka        | 143763                                                                          |
| 12        | Maharashtra      | 279422                                                                          |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh   | 68778                                                                           |
| 14        | NE Region        | 10774                                                                           |
| 15        | Odisha           | 39649                                                                           |
| 16        | Punjab           | 33146                                                                           |
| 17        | Rajasthan        | 37672                                                                           |
| 18        | Tamil Nadu       | 247913                                                                          |
| 19        | Telangana State  | 95829                                                                           |
| 20        | Uttarakhand      | 11406                                                                           |
| 21        | Uttar Pradesh    | 120882                                                                          |
| 22        | West Bengal      | 157662                                                                          |
|           | TOTAL            | 17,65,307                                                                       |

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