(a)the State-wise details of the total number of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) buildings in the country;
(b)whether the Government proposes to increase the number of EPFO buildings for the benefit of labourers;
(c)if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard; and
(d)if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
(a): The total number of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)’s owned buildings in the country are 78. The State-wise details are given below:-
SI. No. Name of State No. of owned buildings. SI. No. Name of State
No. of owned buildings.
1 Andhra Pradesh 3 12 Madhya Pradesh 5
2 Telangana 5 13 Maharashtra 8
3 Karnataka 5 14 Assam 1
4 Goa 1 15 Tripura 1
5 Bihar 1 16 Odisha 2
6 Tamil Nadu 8 17 Punjab 5
7 Delhi 4 18 Himachal Pradesh 1
8 Uttrakhand 1 19 Rajasthan 4
9 Gujarat 2 20 Uttar Pradesh 7
10 Haryana 5 21 West Bengal 6
11 Kerala 3 Total 78
(b) to (d): Yes, Madam. 11 new office buildings of EPFO, in the States of Andhra Pradesh (1), Karnataka (4), Jharkhand (2), Tamil Nadu (1), Madhya Pradesh (1), Odisha (1) and Uttar Pradesh (1), are under various stages of construction, besides 5 proposals are at conception stage.
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