(a) whether in absence of complete address of beneficiaries or non-receipt of application a large amount is lying unpaid with the Employees Provident Fund;
(b) if so, the total unpaid amount as on date, State-wise; and
(c) the steps being taken to benefit the labourers in this regard?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SIS RAM OLA)
(a) & (b): Employees Provident Fund Organisation do not maintain address of the members. Under the Scheme, as soon as a member applies for settlement of claim, the claim is settled. There is an amount of Rs. 942.95 crores in Unclaimed Deposit Account as on 31.3.2004 (Unaudited). State-wise details are at Annexure-A.
(c): The EPFO is constantly involved in settlement of Claims of the members.
ANNEXURE-`A`
Annexure referred to in reply to (a) to (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 812 for 12.7.04.
Unclaimed deposit account
Sl.No. Region Un-audited Balance as on 31.3.2004.
1. Andhra Pradesh 2,732,330,363.84
2. Bihar 640,455.03
3. Chattisgarh N/a
4. Delhi 66,608,740.59
5. Goa 39,594,861.85 6. Gujarat 145,408,403.31
7 Haryana 61,630,571.60
8. Himachal Pradesh 136,194,000.00
9. Jharkhand 503,214.65 10. Karnataka 187,803,321.00 11. Kerala 1,742,889.70 12. Madhya Pradesh 3,029,590.24 13. Maharashtra 655,406,384.35 14. North East Region 4,281,910.58 15. Orissa 1,142,242.08 16. Punjab 136,218,885.37 17. Rajasthan 11,676,844.14 18. Tamil Nadu 388,485,085.12 19. Uttaranchal 26,790,140.43 20. Uttar Pradesh 107,160,561.73 21. West Bengal 4,722,863,195.32
Total 9,429,511,660.93