(a) whether the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) amount is pending with several private companies and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) due to litigation;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the amount involved therein, State-wise;
(c) the factors attributed to such a long pendency; and
(d) the steps being taken to recover the said amount soon?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHAR RAO)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): The details are at Annexure – ‘A’.
(c): The factor attributed to long pendency is delayed disposal of the cases.
(d): Submissions are made to the Courts from time-to-time for expeditious disposal. Regional Provident Fund Commissioners have met the Registrars of High Courts for speedy disposal of Provident Fund cases. Besides, these cases are also being monitored in Employees Provident Fund Organisation regularly.
Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 3725 for 19.12.2005.
Status of EPF Arrears under Litigation-As on 31.03.2005
S.No. Region No. of Estts. Amount(Rs. In lakhs)
1. Andhra Pradesh 78 531.35 2. Bihar 6 2675.8 3. Chattisgarh 30 240.44 4. Delhi 62 4202.68 5. Goa 24 158.07 6. Gujarat 78 669.21 7 Himachal 8 37.41 Pradesh 8. Haryana 180 3290.92 9. Jharkhand 14 9577.98 10. Karnataka 137 5537.75 11. Kerala 652 4259.54 12. Maharashtra 85 2521.04 13. Madhya Pradesh 355 6366.91 14. North East 37 892.22 Region 15. Orissa 79 829.21 16. Punjab 142 2140.69 17. Rajasthan 115 1184.45 18. Tamil Nadu 626 8188.86 19. Uttaranchal 48 4113.45 20. Uttar Pradesh 23 153.24 21. West Bengal 82 1282.9
Total 2861 58854.12