BENEFITS OF EPF TO LABOURERS OF RAJASTHAN
REGION
8.82 lakh members
of Rajasthan Region are enjoying the benefits under the Employees’
Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
The employees’
Provident funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is applicable
to 180 classes of establishments and industries, employing 20
or more employees. Establishments employing less than 20 employees
and those not yet covered by the Notification of the Government
do not fall under the purview of the employees’ Provident funds
& Misc. Provisions Act, 1952.
A large percentage
of the workforce is in the unorganised sector. The employees’
Provident Funds & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 operates on the
linkage of an employer – employee relationship, which is often
difficult to establish in the unorganised sector.
Whenever such
a case comes to notice, strict action is taken. Complaint Boxes
have been provided in the facilitation centres and the employers
as well as the employees have been given full access to the Public
Relations Officer/Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner &
Regional Provident fund Commissioner to ventilate their grievances.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has already established
a transparent Public Grievance Handling System.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Parliamentary
affairs Shri Santosh Gangwar in the Lok Sabha today.
