(a) whether the Government has decided to allow P.F. payments to only those workers having
Social Security Card/National Social Security Numbers;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the P.F. defaulters have risen during the recent years; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a) & (b): No, Sir. Having a Social Security Card/Number is not a prerequisite condition
for settlement of claims. However, the offices of Employees` Provident Fund Organisation have
been instructed to collect filled in Social Security Number (SSN) application forms alongwith
the claim forms so that SSN could be allotted subsequently for creating a subscribers` database.
(c) & (d): The number of defaulting establishments has varied over the years as
detailed below:-
(Figures as on 31st March) Year No. of defaulting establishments
2003-04 52302 2004-05 40896 2005-06 76958 2006-07# 73032#