1.
Central Government may notify coverable establishments
Section 1(3)(b)
2. Central Government may authorise officers of the Board for any work/duty under the Act
Section 2(99)
3. Central Government may add industries to schedule I
Section 4 (1) 4. Central Government may draft & Frame a
Scheme for establishment of Provident Funds
Section 5(1) 5. Central Government may notify the constitution
of Central Board
Section 5A 6. Central Government will appoint members of
the board
Section 5A(1) 7. Central Government will specify the manner and
form of maintenance Account of Income & Expenditure after consultation with controller and Auditor General of India
Section 5A(5)
8. Central Government will receive a copy of Annual report
9. While fixing the scales of pay and other allowances and benefits to the employees of the board, no departure should be made from the scales benefits/rules applicable to the equivalent cadre of Central Government without prior sanction of and approval of Central Government.
Section 5 D-7
10. Central Government will notify the constitution of Executive Committee
Section 5AA*1) 11. Central Government appoints Chairman and
Central & State Govt. representatives on the Executive Committee
Section 5AA2(a&b)
12. The Central Government will appoint Central Provident Fund Commissioner and Financial Advisor Chief Accounts Officer
Section 5-D(4)
13. Consultation with UPSC necessary for appointment of officers at the first instance
Section 5-D(4) 14. Prior approval of Central Government is
necessary to make departure from Central Government Rules
Section 5D7
15. In case of doubts in determining equivalent posts/corresponding scales Central Board shall refer the matter to the Central Government whose decision is final
Section 5(D)(7)(a)
16. Rate of contribution is decided by the Central Government
Section 6 17. Central Government may frame a Pension
Scheme
18. The Central Government may by notification modify the schemes (P.F./Pension/EDLI)
Section 7 19. Central Government may constitute Appellate
Tribunal
Section 7-D(`1) 20. Make appointments/fill up vacancies in the
Tribunal
Section 7-M 21. Central Government may authorise APFCs to
recover the arrears of PF & other dues
Section 8-F(4) 22. Central Government may authorise APFCs to
recover the arrears of P.F. & other dues
Section 13 23. Central Government authorise any officer by
notification in the official gazette to recovery damages from employers
Section 14-B
24. Central Government may by notification in the official gazette exempt whether prospectively or retrospectively or retrospectively pertain classes of establishments
Section 16(2)
25. Central Government will decided the investment pattern for both the exempted establishments and un-exempted establishments
Section 17
26. Central Government may from time to time, give directions to Central Board as it may deem fit
Section 20 27. Central Government has the power to make rules Section 21 28. Central Government has the power to remove
difficulty in case of giving effect to any provisions of the act
Section 22
29. The decision of the Central Government on the issues of disqualification of trustees is final i.e. The central Government has got to be referred to when a question of disqualification arises
Para 8 of the EPF Scheme
30 The Central Government may remove from office any trustees of the Chairman
Para 9 of the EPF Scheme
31. Appropriate Government may exempt class of employees from the operation of all or any of the provisions of the scheme
Para 27 (A)(1)
32. The class of employees exempted as aforesaid, will pay inspection and other charges and invest fund in such manner as the Central Government may direct.
Para 27(A)(2)
33. Central Government, in exceptional cases, allow acceptance of transfer of securities from the authority making the transfer to the fund at the price for which they were actually purchased.
Para 28(27)
34. Central Government may authorise any officer to recover penal damages from Employers
Para 32 (A) 35. The financial Institution i.e. Bank for investment
of Provident Fund monies is approved by the Central Government
Para 52 (1)
than the payment of the sums standing to the credit of individual members of the fund requires previous sanction of the Central Government. 37. The expenses incurred by the Central government
in connection with the establishment of the fund shall be treated as a loan and such loan shall be repaid from the Administrative Account
Para 55
38. Budget is sanctioned by the Central Government and the Central Government may make such modifications in the budget as it considers desirable before sanctioning
Para 58(1) & (2)
39. Rate of interest paid to the members of the Provident Fund is determined by the Central Government
Para 60(1)
40. Central Government has the powers to issue direction to the State Government, Central Board or any authority under this Act/Scheme
Para 78(1)
40. Central Government has the powers to issue directions to the State Government, Central Board or any authority under this Act/Scheme
Para 78(1)
41. PENSION SCHEME
Central Government shall contribute at the rate of 1.16 per cent of the pay of members of the EPS subject to a maximum pay of Rs.6500/- p.m.
Para 3(2)
42. Form and manner of maintenance of Pension Account by the Commissioner shall be approved by the Central Government
Para 29
43. Valuation of the Employees’ Pension Fund and review of the rates of contribution and quantum of the pension and other benefits will be decided by the Central Government.
Para 32
44. Exemption from the operation of the appropriate Government i.e. State Government or the Central Government.
Para 39
45. Where any doubt arises with regard to any proportion of the scheme the Central Government will interpret it
Para 41
From the foregoing paragraphs it can be seen that
• The fund is administered by the Board
• Work force is appointed by the Board
• Subscribers/Members of the fund are serviced by the Board
• Establishments are inspected and the act is enforced on the establishments by the Board
However, the ultimate administrative and financial control is with the Central Government. The Central Government declares rates of contribution, scales of benefits, investment pattern, rates of interests, whereas the board does the expert technical work.