(a) the total expenditure incurred on Business Processing and Re-engineering project by
Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Organisation;
(b) the reasons for failure to issue Social Security Number (SSN) to all EPF subscribers; and
(c) the time by which the SSN likely to be issued to all EPF subscribers?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a): The total expenditure incurred on the ‘Re-inventing EPF India’ Project upto
31-03-2008 was about Rs. 51 crore.
(b) & (c): So far, Social Security Number (SSN) in respect of 33,48,391 members have been
allotted. The process of allotment of SSN is continuously going on. No time-frame can be fixed
at this stage. However, Government is making efforts to expedite the process.