EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION HONOURS
TODAY THE BEST EMPLOYERS UNDER THE "EMPLOYERS WHO CARE’
PROGRAMME
Employees Provident Fund Organisation is honouring the best
employers under the "Employers Who Care’ programme today. This is
a part of Labour Ministry’s on-going efforts to ensure voluntary
compliance and make the employers more sensitive and responsive to
the security security needs of the employees. Dr. Murli Manohar
Joshi, Union Minister for Human Resource Development will be the
Chief guest on the occasion. Dr. Sahib Singh, Chairman, Central
Board of Trustees, EPF and Union Labour Minister will preside over
the function being held today at PHD House, Siri Fort
Institutional Area, New Delhi.
The improved working
standards of the EPF organization was possible only through mutual
cooperation and trust by the stake holders like the employers, the
employees’ union and the Government involved in the transactions.
The Chairman, Central Board of Trustees after taking stock of the
situation expressed the need for honouring the best employers
complying under EPF & MP Act, 1952 in view of their major
stake holding in improving the standards. Hence, a programme under
the title "Employers Who Care" was conceived to identify and
honour the best complying establishment on a national scale.
A sub-committee under the
Central Board of Trustees with one member each from the employers’
and employees’ side was constituted to go into the selection
procedure for identifying the best employers. The committee after
going through the merit of each case selected the following
establishments for receiving the awards:-
|
1. |
Establishments employing less
than 100 workers |
Assam Chemicals &
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. |
|
2. |
Establishments employing 101 to
1000 workers |
TEXMO Industries,
Coimbatore |
|
3. |
Establishments employing more
than 1000 members |
Desai Brothers, Kamareddi, Andhra
Pradesh |
|
4. |
Best complying exempted
establishment |
Andhra Pradesh Road Transport
Corporation, Hyderabad |
|
5. |
Oldest best complying
establishment |
Tata Motors Ltd.,
Jamshedpur |
|
6. |
Best progressive employer
|
Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu |
