Estimated number of employees currently covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund

Estimated number of employees currently covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4198
TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION IN EPF FUND SCHEME
4198. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV
         SHRI VINAYAK RAUT
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the salient features of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme;
(b) the estimated number of employees currently covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), State/UT-wise;

(c) the State-wise total number of employees contributing regularly to the EPF Fund and particularly the details of the Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Parbhani Parliamentary Constituencies of Maharashtra;

(d)whether the Government has any proposal to relax the eligibility criteria to pass on the benefits to the beneficiaries;
EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION IN EPF FUND SCHEME
(e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said proposal is likely to be implemented; and

(f) whether a large number of EPF accounts of staff/employees are lying inoperative for the last several years, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT 

SHRI RAMESWAR TELI
(a): The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme, 1952 is one of the three schemes framed under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952. The EPF Scheme, 1952 aims at providing social security to employees employed in an EPF covered establishment.
Under the EPF, Scheme, 1952, an employee of any covered establishment drawing monthly wages up to Rs. 15,000 is statutorily required to join the fund and to contribute 12% of wages, which includes basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance, if any. The employer is also required to contribute 12% of the wages.
The Employees’ Provident Fund is managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of representatives from Central Government, employers, employees and State Governments.
A member of the EPF Scheme, 1952 is entitled to the benefit of withdrawal and advance for various purposes (viz. for purchase/construction of dwelling house, illness, education, marriage, Covid-19, etc.) from the EPF as per the provisions contained in the said scheme. A member is also entitled for credit of interest on his/her PF accumulations each year.
(b): The State/UT-wise details of number of EPF members as on 22.03.2023 are at Annexure-I.
(c): The State/UT-wise details (including details of the Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Parbhani district of Maharashtra) of the total number of members for which contribution has been received in respect of current Financial Year are at Annexure-II.
(d) & (e):  The wage ceiling for coverage under the EPF Scheme, 1952 is revised from time to time. Presently, it is Rs.15000/- per month since 01.09.2014.
(f): As per paragraph 72(6) of the EPF Scheme 1952, certain accounts are classified as Inoperative Accounts. All such Inoperative Accounts, however, have definite claimants. As on 31.03.2022, the total amount in Inoperative Accounts is Rs. 4962.70 crore.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4198 FOR REPLY ON 27.03.2023 BY HON’BLE MPS SHRI SANJAY JADHAV AND SHRI VINAYAK RAUT REGARDING ‘EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION IN EPF FUND SCHEME’.

State/UT-wise

details of number of EPF members as on 22.03.2023

State/UT

Number

of

Member-Accounts

of

EPF

Scheme

as on 22.03.2023

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

59,322

ANDHRA PRADESH

59,28,638

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

43,165

ASSAM

11,90,065

BIHAR

26,06,760

CHANDIGARH

32,18,568

CHHATTISGARH

25,04,722

DELHI

2,18,41,805

GOA

17,77,293

GUJARAT

2,27,08,149

HARYANA

2,14,49,616

HIMACHAL PRADESH

21,11,062

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

5,80,966

JHARKHAND

27,50,897

KARNATAKA

3,22,29,597

KERALA

41,04,008

LADAKH

5,038

MADHYA PRADESH

66,26,391

MAHARASHTRA

5,58,91,617

MANIPUR

43,394

MEGHALAYA

1,11,721

MIZORAM

10,116

NAGALAND

24,267

ODISHA

41,42,366

PUNJAB

48,23,162

RAJASTHAN

78,13,936

SIKKIM

1,11,582

TAMIL NADU

3,37,91,317

TELANGANA

1,56,29,321

TRIPURA

1,18,711

UTTAR PRADESH

1,37,11,930

UTTARAKHAND

43,02,568

WEST BENGAL

1,09,55,800

Total

28,32,17,870

ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4198 FOR REPLY ON 27.03.2023 BY HON’BLE MPS SHRI SANJAY JADHAV AND SHRI VINAYAK RAUT REGARDING ‘EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTION IN EPF FUND SCHEME’.

State/UT-wise

details (including details of the Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra) of the total
number of members for which contribution has been
received in respect of any wage month of current
Financial Year i.e. wage months from March, 2022 to
February, 2023 and have not exited

State/UT

Number
of members

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

20,456

ANDHRA PRADESH

14,81,255

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

11,135

ASSAM

3,50,456

BIHAR

11,40,146

CHANDIGARH

5,85,067

CHHATTISGARH

6,24,940

DELHI

37,88,071

GOA

2,50,291

GUJARAT

43,57,096

HARYANA

34,45,706

HIMACHAL PRADESH

4,25,602

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

1,95,440

JHARKHAND

6,20,249

KARNATAKA

68,51,984

KERALA

12,33,577

LADAKH

2,135

MADHYA PRADESH

14,37,252

MAHARASHTRA

1,18,04,749

RATNAGIRI (34,948), SINDHUDURG (6,457) & PARBHANI

(9,492)

MANIPUR

17,184

MEGHALAYA

37,338

MIZORAM

4,275

NAGALAND

11,424

ODISHA

10,32,765

PUNJAB

8,19,345

RAJASTHAN

16,54,996

SIKKIM

30,608

TAMIL NADU

65,30,722

TELANGANA

37,80,706

TRIPURA

34,983

UTTAR PRADESH

30,53,984

UTTARAKHAND

7,09,642

WEST BENGAL

29,49,321

Total

5,92,92,900

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