(a) whether there is huge list of establishments which have defaulted in EPF deposits;
(b) if so, the number of known establishments which defaulted more than Rs.10 lakhs as on March 31, 2002 till date and State-wise; and
(c) the action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government against these defaulters?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
(a) & (b): Some of the establishments have defaulted in the payment of statutory Provident Fund dues throughout the country. The number of establishments who have defaulted for an amount of Rs. 10 lakhs or more is 863 as on March 31, 2002. The state-wise list is enclosed at Annexure-`A`.
(c): Whenever any default is detected, actions, under the Sections 7A, 8B, 8F to 8G, 14(1)(A), 14(B) & 7Q of Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, under Section 406/409 of IPC and under Section 110 of CrPC, are taken against defaulters.
ANNEXURE`A`
LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS, DEFAULTING RS. 10 LAKH AND ABOVE, AS ON MARCH 31,2002.
Sl.No. Region Number of establishment in default
1. Andhra Pradesh 81
2. Bihar 18
3. Chattisgarh 10
4. Delhi 15
5. Goa 3 6. Gujarat 85
7 Himachal Pradesh 6
8. Haryana 19
9. Jharkhand 6 10. Karnataka 50 11. Kerala 67 12. Maharashtra 111 13. Madhya Pradesh 37 14. North East Region 27 15. Orissa 23 16. Punjab 34 17. Rajasthan 22 18. Tamil Nadu 124 19. Uttaranchal 15 20. Uttar Pradesh 48 21. West Bengal 62 Total 863