Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Online Services under EPFO
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUDHEER GUPTA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 202

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## ONLINE SERVICES UNDER EPFO

## *202. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

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

- (a)the number of employees registered under the Employees Provident
- Fund Organisation (EPFO), State/UT-wise;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  launched  online  services  for  EPF customers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  workers  likely  to  be  benefited  from  the  services, State/UT-wise at present; and
- (d)the other measures taken by the Government to make  the functioning of EPFO  more  transparent  and  convenient  for  all stakeholders?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK ON 14.12.2015  BY  SHRI  SUDHEER  GUPTA  AND  KUNWAR  HARIBANSH

SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 202 TO BE ANSWERED SINGH REGARDING ONLINE SERVICES UNDER EPFO.

- (a)  On  an  average,  3.61  crore  employees  have  contributed  to  the Provident  Fund  (PF)  during  April,  2015  to  November,  2015.  The State/UT- wise details are at Annex.
- (b)The  Government  has  launched  the  following  online  services  for Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) stakeholders :
- (i) For Employers:
- 1.
- Electronic Challan-cum-Receipt (ECR).
2. Online Registration of Establishment (OLRE).
3. Online filing of returns by Exempted Establishments.
- (ii) For employees:
1. Universal Account Number (UAN).
- 2.
- 3.
- E-Passbook.
- Online payment through NEFT.
4. Facility for online transfer claim submission.

## (iii) For Pensioners:

1. Disbursement of Pensions through the core banking system.
2. (c)These services will benefit not only the members  who  are contributing  to  the  fund  but  also  the  workers  who  are  presently  not contributing. Total number of such workers is about 6 crore.
3. (d)The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  make  the  functioning  of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) more transparent and convenient  for  all  stakeholders  is  given  in  reply  to  Part  (b)  of  the Question above.

ANNEX  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  TO  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 202 FOR REPLY ON 14.12.2015 BY SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA AND KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH REGARDING ONLINE SERVICES UNDER EPFO.

| The State/UT-wise details of Average of Contributing Members (April-November, 2015).   | The State/UT-wise details of Average of Contributing Members (April-November, 2015).   | The State/UT-wise details of Average of Contributing 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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