2000 - 01 - Epfo

TABLE: 5
INDUSTRY WISE CONCENTRATION
OF MEMBERS AND ESTABLISHMENTS
S.No
Industry
Members
Establishments
No.'s % of Total No.'s % of Total
1. EM&GE 4731254- 1/.99 59550 17.51
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2. Textiles 2081731 7.92 17861 5.25
3. Trading and Commercial Estt. 2029106 7.72 38816 11.42
4. Manufacture of Bidi 2000964 7.61 4522 1.33
5. Heavy and Fine Chemicals 1270887 4.83 11923 3.51
6. Irons and Steel 947780 3.60 6105 1.80
7. Educational Institutions 800828 3.04 25196 7.41
ts. Hoaa rviotor I ransport i=sn. 710693 2.70 5032 1.48
9. Electricity 588659 2.24 2799 0.82
10. Garments making Factories 488194 1.86 4197 1.23
11. Sugar 482791 1.84 3002 0.88
12. Tea Plantations 399620 1.52 1223 0.36
13. Hotels 319810 1.22 7698 2.26
14. Building & Construction 350151 1.33 6189 1.32
15. Estt. Rendering Export Services 304422 1.16 4515 1.33
16. Jute 286874 1.09 149 0.04
17. Engineers. & Engg. Contractors 281716 1.07 6209 I 1.83
18. Paper 278565 1.06 2191 0.64
19. Bank 273988 1.04 2172 0.64
20. Automobile Repair & Servicing 272530 1.04 2175 0.64
21. Rubber and Rubber Products 258587 0.98 3061 0.90
22. Printing 249283 0.95 7916 2.33
23. Cement 245477 0.93 873 0.26
24. Hospitals 218892 0.83 3320 0.98
25. Leather and Leather Products 217443 0.82 2856 0.84
TOTAL 20090245 76.39 229550 67.51
Total Coverage I 26300647 I 100.00 340013 100.00
VOLUNTARY
COVERAGE
An establishment, which is not otherwise coverable under the Act, can be covered
voluntarily with the mutual consent of the employer and the majority ofits employees, under
Section 1(4) of the Act. As on 31 s1 March 2001, the number of voluntarily covered
establishments was 27190. During the year 2000-2001 additional 2303 establishments were
notified for voluntary coverage under the Act as against 2385 establishments during the year
1999-2000.
RATE OF CONTRIBUTION
The normal rate of contribution payable to the Provident Fund by the employees and the
employers under the Act has been revised time to time. Government issued Notification dated
9th April 1997 has enhanced Provident Fund contribution rate from 8.33% to 10% of wages'.
With this, 172 categories of industries/establishments out of 177 categories notified were paying
Provident Fund contribution @ 10% w.e.f. 1.5.1997.
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