Question : PAY PARITY FOR EMPLOYEES OF EPFO



(a) whether Section 5D(7) of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 provides for pay parity to the employees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) with that of similar cadres in the Central Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any proposal to treat all employees of EPFO at par with Central Government employees is pending with the government for a long time;

(d) if so, whether the EPFO has modified their recruitment rules to meet all conditions laid down in the said Act;

(e) if so, whether Assistants and Superintendents/Section Officers of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) have pay parity with their counterparts in the Central Government;

(f) if not, the reasons for not according equal treatment to similar cadres of EPFO;

(g) whether the proposal has any financial implications; and

(h) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to resolve the issue?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF LABOUR ( SHRI SHARAD YADAV )

(a) to (h): A statement is laid on the table of the House.