(a) whether several cases for payment of Provident Fund are lying pending;
(b) if so, the number of such cases as on date alongwith the reasons therefor, state-wise; and
(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for payment of P.F. to the employee?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. 3,90,728 cases for payment of Provident Fund are lying pending on account of the following reasons:
- Illegible Saving Bank A/c number of the member, Bank`s name and address etc. - Non-submission of claim-forms appropriately attested/countersigned by the employers or authorized person. - Non-affixing of revenue stamp and signature thereon towards Advance Stamped Receipt as is required in the Claim-Form.
State wise details of pending cases are given in Annexure-A.
(c): The steps taken by the Government for prompt payment of Provident Fund to the employees are as under
- The officials of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation have been sensitised with proper instructions. - The front-office functioning has been strengthened. - The employers and the Provident Fund members are educated through seminars and through other forums about the specific requirements in the Schemes. - The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is on the threshold of implementing the Re-inventing EPF India project for providing world-class service to the Provident Fund members.
Annexure-A
Settlement of Claims 2002-2003.
Sl.No. Name of the State Pending
1. Andhra Pradesh 295
2. Bihar 35
3. Chattisgarh 4048
4. Delhi 31317
5. Goa 166 6. Gujarat 23992
7 Himachal Pradesh 0
8. Haryana 7483
9. Jharkhand 1197 10. Karnataka 21690 11. Kerala 2222 12. Maharashtra 184311 13. Madhya Pradesh 14380 14. North East Region 217 15. Orissa 133 16. Punjab 7958 17. Rajasthan 5336 18. Tamil Nadu 26545 19. Uttranchal 306 20. Uttar Pradesh 39073 21. West Bengal 29024
Total 290728