Letter by Employees Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India.
Dear all,
Your association SIMA is sharing herewith a letter, vide Letter No. C-I/Misc./2020-21/Vol.I/112, dated 15/05/2021, issued by Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Govt. of India, regarding relief to the establishments and factories covered under EPF and MP Act, 1952 from levy of penal damages for delay in deposit of dues during Lockdown to prevent COVID-19.
Considering the difficulty faced by the establishments in the timely deposit of contributions during the period of lockdown due to operational and economic reasons, it is evident that such delays are without mens rea of the employer. Thus, the delay in deposit of contributions during the period of lockdown announced in terms of the Disasters Management Act, 2005 cannot be attributed to any culpable state of mind of the employer and will not, therefore, attract the provision of section 14B of the EPF Act.
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Thanking you,
With regards,
For Silvassa Industries & Manufacturers Association
Narendra Trivedi
Secretary
