At present companies having 20 or more workers have to implement the Employees Provident Fund (EPF)Scheme to the workers. The Central Trade Unions have been demanding that it should be made applicable to companies with less number of workers also.
Now the Labour Minister Mallikarjun Khare has told the Parliament that the Government is examining the proposal to make the EPF applicable to the companies employing 10 or more workers. This will benefit a large number of workers,if implemented.