Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour, Govt. Of India)
Head Office
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14- Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110066
www.eptindia.gov.in:www.cplindia,ru .in
(CENTRAL ANALYSIS & INTELLIGENCE UNIT)
No. CAIU/011(29)2016/Railway Estt./18339
Date: 19.01.2017
To
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (Zones).
All Regional P.F. Commissioners (Officer-in-Charge).
Sub:- Coverage of Contract Workers on Indian Railways under the EPF & MP Act, 1952.
Sir,
Please find enclosed herewith a letter No. E(LL)2015/PNM/AIRF/1 dated 20.10.2015 alongwith a letter No. 2012/CE-I/CT0/22 dated 14.12.2012 and E(NG)/II/2005/RC4/SC/2 dated 21.06.2013 issued to the General Manager (P) All Zonal Railways & Production Units.
2. Vide letter dated 20.10.2015 strict instructions was issued in respect of Contract Labour Laws and advised to take all necessary steps to deduct Provident Fund from the payment made to the contract labour and ensure the same is credited to their Provident Fund account.
3. In view of the above and ongoing Employees” Enrollment Compaign, 2017, it is advised to take necessary steps to ensure coverage and compliance of contractors of Indian Railways.
Yours faithfully,
Encl: as above.
(S.C. Goyal)
Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner-II (CAIU)
If an establishment is exempted under the provisions of PF Act ,whether the contract workers engaged by the establishment is also exempted ?