(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?