(a) the number of employees of media organisations in the country who have been
covered under Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme, State-wise;
(b) the number of employees out of the above who are regularly making payment of
their subscription to the fund; and
(c) the names of organisations against whom legal action is being taken for recovery
of provident fund subscription?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO. 560 FOR 14.05.2007 BY SHRI SUBHASH SURESHCHANDRA DESHMUKH REGARDING “EMPLOYEES OF
MEDIA ORGANISATIONS UNDER EPFS.Â
(a) & (b): As per available information 1,21,410 employees of media organizations
are covered under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme out of which contribution in
respect of 1,06,611 employees is being received regularly. The details are at
Annexure-‘A’.Â
(c): The names of the organizations against whom legal action is being taken for
recovery of provident fund subscription are given in Annexure – ‘B’.Â