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Instructions issued at regular intervals to conduct review in respect of establishments in the Regions under your jurisdiction which were pending for notification for grant of exemption/extension of exemption under Section 17(2A) of the EPF & MP Act 1952 and send their reports to Head Office.
It has been observed that large number of employees are being hired on Contract basis by various Principal employers including Government departments, PSUs, autonomous organizations, financial organizations etc. for their business activities. Further, in many cases, such contract employee are not being provided Social Security benefits under the EPF & MP Act, 1952which they are entitled to.
Modifies guidelines for rates of Levy of Surcharge in view of New Pattern of Investment prescribed by the Government of India vide notification No. S.O. 1433 (E) dated 29.05.2015 to be levied on BoT of the Exempted/Relaxed Establishments by RPFC on A/c of deviation from the prescribed pattern of investment – Regarding.
As per the said notification members or pensioners of the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 desirous of continuing the benefit of the said scheme are required to furnish proof of the possession Aadhaar Number or required to make an application for Aadhaar Number enrollment by 31′ January 2.13l 7
It is to be noted that coverage of ALL the NRHM units has to be taken up in a mission mode and has to be completed as more than 500 State/District Health Societies in which lakhs of contract/casual workers have been working and are yet to be covered under the EPF & MP Act,1952
G.S.R. 67(E).—In exercise of powers conferred by section 5, read with sub-section 1 of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following scheme further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952
Provided also that the insured woman having two or more than two surviving children shall be entitled to receive maternity benefits during a period of twelve weeks of which not more than six weeks shall precede the expected date of confinement.
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.
No.5(4)-B(PD)/2016.—It is hereby notified that the deposits made under the Special Deposit Scheme for Non-Government Provident, Superannuation and Gratuity Funds, announced in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) Notification No.F. 1 6(1)-PD/75 dated 30th June, 1975, shall with effect from 1st January, 2017 to 31st March, 2017, bear interest at 8.0% (eight per cent). This rate will be in force w.e.f. 1st January, 2017.
This is regarding Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2017 during period 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017, in order to extend social security benefits to all eligible workers in country.
