Issue PF slips to employees: Pondy Lt Governor

Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today ordered heads of departments of PSUs and societies to issue slips to employees showing the status of their PF accounts.

In her order to heads of departments and Secretaries of PSUs and cooperative societies in Puducherry, Bedi said "issuing slips would enable workers and employees to know the PF amount details including balance."

The Lt Governor also said the workers wanted to avail loans from their PF account "for various needs but did not know the balance."

The former IPS officer in tweets on April 6, had said that as per reports of PFofficials, there was a default by Puducherry PSUs and cooperatives societies in remittances of PF to the tune of Rs 36.23 crore.
 

Reminding officials that "we have to account for over Rs. 36 crore of missing PF amount of employees as per the list given by authorities," she said today said that officials "should ensure that EPF matters are dealt with as per laws and rules laid down under the Act."

Bedi also reiterated that "non-payment (of PF) is a criminal act. All undertakings and societies should therefore issue PF slips to workers."

She further said officials "should confirm remittance of PF amount of employees and also contributions of employers without further delay as non-compliance is a continuing criminal offence."

In another communication, the Lt Governor told her critics "to focus on working together rather than spending energy in criticising."

The Lt Governor had on Sunday sought the Law Department's opinion on who could order a judicial probe to fix responsibility on non-remittance of PF of employees of PSUs and cooperatives in the Union Territory.