Criteria of Employees for Coming Under Purview of EPFO
The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the Employees’ Provident Funds & Mis...
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The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 applies to every establishment which is a factory engaged in any industry specified in Schedule- I or falls in class of establishments notified by the Government and engaging twenty or more persons.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that a proposal to reduce the threshold limit from 20 persons to 10 persons for coverage under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is included in the comprehensive amendment to the Act, which is under consideration of the Government.
The Minister said that the timeframe for implementing this proposal has not been fixed. The number of employees to be benefited from this proposal has not been worked out.
Source:pib
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that a proposal to reduce the threshold limit from 20 persons to 10 persons for coverage under the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is included in the comprehensive amendment to the Act, which is under consideration of the Government.
The Minister said that the timeframe for implementing this proposal has not been fixed. The number of employees to be benefited from this proposal has not been worked out.
Source:pib
