(a) the number of institutions and workers covered under the Employees Provident Fund particularly in Bihar, State-wise;
(b) the number of workers whose claims are lying pending particularly in Bihar, State-wise; and
(c) by when their claims are likely to be settled?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI K. CHANDRASEKHAR RAO)
(a): The details are at Annexure - A.
(b): The details are at Annexure - B.
(c): The claims complete in all respect are required to be settled within 30 days from the date of receipt. However, certain claims get delayed on account of non-submission of returns/non-remittance of dues by the establishment.
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5422 FOR 2.5.2005 BY SH. SUSHIL KUMAR MODI REGARDING `Institutions/ Workers under EPF `.
Annexure - `A`
Establishments & workers covered under the EPF as on 28.02.2005
Region No. of Establishments No. of Members
Exem- Unexe- Total Exem- Unexe- Total pted mpted pted mpted
Andhra Pradesh 103 36,902 37005 245,668 2,858,937 3,104,605 Bihar 52 3,392 3444 59,990 167,363 227,353 Chandigarh 6 3,964 3970 57,000 250,921 307,921 Delhi 225 26,996 27221 357,157 1,843,182 2,200,339 Goa 10 1,652 1662 7,865 273,377 281,242 Gujrat 87 35,195 35282 214,664 3,504,510 3,719,174 Himachal Pradesh 21 3,162 3183 5,146 201,347 206,493 Haryana 31 17,047 17078 61,997 1,474,905 1,536,902 Jharkhand 68 5,798 5866 236,004 533,335 769,339 Karnataka 118 26,759 26877 349,043 3,222,725 3,571,768 Kerala 76 13,175 13251 26,688 1,181,467 1,208,155 Maharashtra 446 60,519 60965 695,167 7,130,261 7,825,428 Madhya Pradesh 47 11,332 11379 43,091 1,401,764 1,444,855 North East Region 18 4,387 4405 30,634 174,897 205,531 Orissa 58 7,064 7122 84,140 650,602 734,742 Punjab 24 21,136 21160 31,381 2,556,228 2,587,609 Rajasthan 41 10,844 10885 100,577 1,271,986 1,372,563 Tamilnadu 155 48,795 48950 255,919 4,860,495 5,116,414 Uttaranchal 30 2,555 2585 71,364 117,052 188,416 Uttar Pradesh 167 28,135 28302 177,674 1,370,414 1,548,088 West Bengal 646 29,820 30466 789,427 1,945,227 2,734,654
TOTAL 2429 3,98,629 401058 3,900,596 36,990,995 40,891,591
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5422 FOR 2.5.2005 BY SH. SUSHIL KUMAR MODI REGARDING `Institutions/ Workers under EPF `.
Annexure - `B`
Claims Pending as on 28.02.2005
Region No. of Claims
Andhra Pradesh 18,417 Bihar 757 Chandigarh 7,728 Delhi 29,620 Goa 1,647 Gujrat 34,276 Himachal Pradesh 401 Haryana 11,775 Jharkhand 2,219 Karnataka 50,255 Kerala 7,175 Maharashtra 84,600 Madhya Pradesh 6,209 North East Region 1,326 Orissa 2,425 Punjab 7,863 Rajasthan 9 Tamilnadu 31,247 Uttaranchal 729 Uttar Pradesh 4,296 West Bengal 43,893
TOTAL 3,46,867