(a) the number of employees working in buses and trucks run
by private operators in India;
(b) the measures adopted to ensure their service related
security;
(c) the provisions made in respect of their provident fund
and insurance;
(d) the details of deposits and withdrawal from their
provident fund account, State-wise; and
(e) the details of defaulting private operators who have not
deposited the required amount in the fund so far?
MINISTER OF LABOUR (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a): As per available information, the freight segment of road
transport industry, which employees around 5 million workers is
totally in the private sector and almost entirely in the
unorganized sector. The passenger segment is partly in public
sector and partly in private. The State Transport Undertakings
(STUs) collectively employ nearly 8 lakh workers and the
private sector roughly 2 million.
(b) & (c): Social Security cover in the form of Provident
Fund, Pension and Insurance cover is being extended to the
workers as envisaged in the Employees` Provident Fund and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 by the Employees` Provident
Fund Organisation.
The Employees` Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 lays down
several provident benefits to the members, which they can avail
as per provisions of the Scheme. Apart from that, all Provident
Fund members are entitled for Employees` Deposit Linked Insurance
benefits which ensures a death insurance benefit equal to the
amount standing to their credit in their Provident Fund accounts
subject to a maximum of Rs.60,000/-. In addition, the members are
also entitled for various Pension benefits as envisagaed under
the Employees` Pension Scheme, 1995.
(d) & (e): The details of contribution collected from the
establishments covered under the Employees` Provident Fund and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 including from the
establishments covered under the schedule head `Road Motor
Transport establishment` during the financial year 2000-2001 is
as under:-
(Rs. in crore)
Employees` Provident Fund Scheme 10,728.44 Employees` Pension Scheme, 1995 4,222.61 Employees` Deposit Linked 139.36 Insurance Scheme, 1976.
Total:- Rs.15,090.41
(Rs. in crore)
Provident Fund Claims 4,186.26 Partial Withdrawal/Advances 1,056.81 Employees Pension Scheme claims 1,242.27 Monthly Pension claims 777.52 EDLI claims 44.53
Total:- Rs.7,307.39