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:-
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1.
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Establishments employing
less than 100 workers
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Assam Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Ltd.
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2.
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Establishments employing
101 to 1000 workers
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TEXMO Industries, Coimbatore
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3.
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Establishments employing
more than 1000 members
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Desai Brothers, Kamareddi,
Andhra Pradesh
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4.
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Best complying exempted establishment
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Andhra Pradesh Road Transport
Corporation, Hyderabad
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5.
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Oldest best complying establishment
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Tata Motors Ltd., Jamshedpur
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6.
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Best progressive employer
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Christian Medical College,
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
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