Sl. No.

Name of the Enterprise

No. of cases pending finalisation for more than six months

No. of cases finalised after six months of retirement/death

Remarks

1

2

3

4

5

1.

Bharat Cooking Coal Ltd., Dhanbad

3144

4111

Non-submission/late sub-mission of claims, disputed claims, etc.

2.

Steel Authority of India Limited, New Delhi

3689

2187

Non-vacation of company's quarter, absence of nominee and non-submission of succession certificate.

3.

Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited, Ranchi

260

361

-

4.

National Textile Corporation Limited, Ahmedabad

497

-

Gratuity cases for the period prior to nationalisation. Writ Petition pending injunction granted by High Court.

5.

Burn Standard Co. Limited, 10-C, Hunderford Street, Calcutta.

99

297

Most of the cases which are pending are so pending due to non-receipt of claims of settlement.

6.

Oil & Natural Gas Commission, CPF Section, Dehradun.

96

70

-

7.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited, New Delhi

104

59

Reasons for pendency:
Re. Item No. 3:

(a) Retirement:-Cases filed by the employees in Court of Law challenging their date of birth/retirement.

-Employee's request for retaining PF amount with PF trust.

(b) Death:-Delay in receipt of post-mortem report.

-Non-receipt of Guardianship certificate.

-Non-receipt of succession certificate.

-Non-receipt of correct address.

-Non-receipt of affidavits/forms.

-Non-receipt of death certificate.

-Continued occupation of Company's quarters.

-Related issues being sub-judice.

Re. Item No. 4:

(a) Retirement: Non-receipt of advanced stamped receipt.

(b) Death:

-Non-receipt of required documents from the legal nominee.

-Occupying company's quarter by the nominee of the deceased.

-Non-receipt of succession certificate/affidavits.

8.

Mineral Exploration Corpn. Limited, Nagpur.

27

129

Non-submission of relevant documents such as death/succession certificates.

9.

Central Warehousing Corporation, New Delhi

59

96

-

10.

Hindustan Newsprint Limited, Newsprint Nagar, P.O. Kottayam Distt. Kerala.

79

72

Delay due to defective nomination /non-submission of form No. 13, Non-submission of non-employment certificate.

11.

Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers Limited, Calcutta.

130

-

Delay due to PF authorities.

12.

National Jute Manufacturers Corporation Limited, 4, Netaji Subhash Marg, Calcutta.

47

69

Non-submission/late Sub-mission of claims by concerned employee/legal heirs/ nominee.

13.

Salkia and Port Engineering Works, Calcutta.

-

82

-

14.

Triveni Structurals Limited, Naini, Allahabad.

41

29

-

15.

Jessop & Co. Ltd., Calcutta.

30

40

-

16.

The Fertilizer Corporation of India, Nehru Place, New Delhi.

24

37

One case pending in the Court. In other cases the non-settlement/delayed settlement is due to delayed submission of the Succession certificates in cases where there is nomination. In some cases the delay is due to non-vacation of the official quarters.

17.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bombay.

6

54

Delay is mainly for lack of information from employees who have resigned and in case of death the non-availability of the nominees at the given address.

18.

Tea Trading Corporation of India Limited, Calcutta.

-

49

Delay in receipt of claims

19.

Tyre Corporation of India Limited, Calcutta.

16

31

Non-availability of claim/succession certificate, dispute over nomination or dispute over minor legal heirs.

20.

Pyrites, Phosphates & Chemicals Limited, New Delhi.

25

19

-

21.

Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, P.O.
Neyveli-607801, South Arcot Distt., Tamil Nadu.

44

Nil

Non-receipt of clearance certificate in respect of the official accommodation provided to the employees.

22.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands Forest and Plantation Development Corporation Limited, Port Blair.

20

23

-

23.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore.

7

35

Disputed cases and documents awaited from nominees.

24.

Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited, New Delhi.

39

-

-

25.

National Projects & Construction Corporation Limited, New Delhi.

11

23

Non-receipt of Succession Certificate/non-receipt of complete information from Units located in the interior areas.

26.

Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited, Bombay.

21

8

-

27.

Mazagon Dock Limited, Bombay

2

26

Non-availability of Estate Duty Certificate and Indemnity Bond.

28.

Projects & Development India Limited, New Delhi.

15

11

Non-vacation of company's quarter.

29.

National Thermal Power Corpn. Limited, New Delhi.

6

19

-

30.

State Farms Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi.

6

17

Late submission of claim papers.

31.

The Minerals and Metals Trading Corpn. of India Limited, New Delhi.

6

17

Non-submission of relevant claim papers in-spite of reminders by registered post.

32.

The Shipping Corporation of India Limited, Bombay.

11

11

Non-compliance of legal formalities by legal heirs in the absence of nomination.

33.

Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Company Limited, Ootacamund.

11

8

-

34.

The State Trading Corporation of India Limited, New Delhi.

5

13

-

35.

The Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore Limited, Cochin.

11

7

For want of nomination, succession certificate and dispute between heirs.

36.

Cochin Refineries Limited, Ambalamugal, Kerala.

-

18

-

37.

Balmer Lawrie & Company Ltd., Calcutta.

4

12

For want of Succession Certificate, Nomination in favour of a minor. Pendency of industrial dispute.

38.

Hindustan Shipyard Limited, Visakhapatnam.

10

6

Late receipt of claim papers/pendency of court proceedings or disciplinary proceedings.

39.

Garden Reach Ship Builders & Engineers Ltd., Calcutta.

8

7

Non-submission of Succession Certificate.

40.

Rehabilitation Industries Corporation Limited, Calcutta.

-

13

-

41.

Hindustan Copper Limited, Calcutta.

11

1

-

42.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Koraput Division.

9

3

Non-availability of nominations and non-compliance of legal formalities.

43.

Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Hyderabad.

4

8

For want of legal heir of valid nomination or pendency of the matter in court.

44.

Metallurgical & Engineering 6 Consultants (India) Limited, Ranchi.

6

5

Delay is generally in cases of death while in service due to succession certificate where proper nominations are not available.

45.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Lucknow, Division.

8

3

Non-clearance of company's dues non-vacation of Company's quarter, non-sub-mission of claim papers.

46.

Air India Employees Provident Fund, Bombay.

11

-

Non-vacation of residential quarters.

47.

National Council of Education Research & Training, New Delhi.

-

9

-

48.

Uranium Corporation of India Limited, Singhbhum, Bihar.

9

-

-

49.

Hotel Aurangabad Ashok, Aurangabad.

2

6

Late submission of claim forms.

50.

Visakhapatnam Steel Project, Visakhapatnam.

5

3

Non-receipt of claim forms/doubtful nomination and non-clearance of dues payable to the company.

51.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bombay.

7

-

(a) In three cases outstanding housing loan not cleared.

(b) In one case corporation's quarter not vacated.

(c) In one case nomination/succession certificate not available.

(d) In two cases Estate Duty clearance is awaited.

52.

Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad.

-

7

-

53.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Kanpur.

2

4

For want of Succession Certificate/nomination in favour of minor. Discrepancy in the date of birth. Non-return of Government party.

54.

Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited, 75-C, Park Street, Calcutta.

3

3

No reasons given for pendency.

55.

Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, 6, Ganesh Chander Avenue, Calcutta-700013.

Nil

6

Delay due to shortcomings on the part of the employees.

56.

Praga Tools Limited, Secundrabad.

4

1

Late submission of legal heir certificate/dispute pending in court. Non-receipt of the account from the previous office.

57.

The Mica Trading Corporation of India Limited, Patna.

1

4

Non-receipt of claim papers.

58.

Hindustan Prefab Limited, New Delhi.

-

5

-

59.

Bengal Immunity Limited, Calcutta.

2

3

Late submission of claim papers.

60.

HMT Limited, Ernakulam.

3

2

Claim papers not received.

61.

Madras Fertilizers Limited, Madras.

2

2

For want of Succession Certificate and dispute between the successors.

62.

National Film Development Corpn. Limited, Bombay.

1

2

Nomination in favour of minor and pendency of disciplinary proceedings.

63.

National Seeds Corporation Limited, New Delhi.

3

-

(a) In two cases succession certificate called for.

(b) In one case where-abouts of nominee are not known.

64.

The Elgin Mills Company Limited, 11/6, Smt. Parbati Bagla Road, Post Box No. 11, Kanpur

Nil

3

(i) In one case the employee retired on 11-6-87. He was intimated vide letter dated 11-7-87 to collect his gratuity. The employee turned up for payment only on 1-6-1988.

(ii) In the second case employee died on 10-3-87. Nominee applied for payment of retirement dues with different names and the payment was made only 20-3-1988 on submission of the affidavit by her.

(iii) In the third case employee died on 11-4-87 without any nominee. The legal heir applied for succession certificate and on receipt of the successions certificate the payment was made on 27-1-88.

65.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Barrackpore (W.B.)

2

1

For want of Succession Certificate and delay in compliance of legal formalities.

66.

Bongaigaon Refinery & Petro-chemicals Limited, Assam.

-

2

Non-receipt of succession Certificates.

67.

Hindustan Cables Limited, Calcutta.

1

1

Late receipt of claim from the nominee.

68.

Cochin Shipyard Limited, Cochin

1

1

Delay for want of claim from the nominee and for want of Succession Certificate.

69.

Central Cottage Industries Corpn. of India Limited, New Delhi.

1

1

-

70.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore.

-

2

-

71.

National Instruments Limited, Calcutta.

2

-

Non-submission of succession certificate.

72.

Hotel Varanasi Ashok, The Mall, Varanasi.

2

Nil

In one case the amount of EPF has already been paid. The dispute is regarding grant of family pension. It is stated that the family pension scheme has not so far been introduced in the organization. The other case is pending settlement since March, 1986. No reasons have been assigned for the delay.

73.

Ashok Hotel, 50-B, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

2

Nil

-

74.

Export Credit Guarantee Corpn. of India Limited, Bombay.

1

-

For want of Succession Certificate.

75.

Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited, Almora.

1

-

-

76.

Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited, Bangalore.

-

1

Pendency of a civil case in which injunction was issued.

77.

Scooters India Limited, Lucknow.

-

1

-

78.

Indian Oil Blending Limited, Bombay.

-

-

No case pending, however, the Undertaking has quoted three cases of delay in transfer of P.F. accounts by the P.F. authorities.

79.

Central Coal Limited, Ranchi.

Not given

Not given

If any of the cases is affected by the conditions mentioned below than the payment is not done till the legal requirement has been finally compiled with:-

(a) Cases where claims have not been submitted by the persons concerned in time.

(b) Cases where there are disputes over the claims and the money is claimed by more than one claimant.

(c) Cases where there is no nomination by the deceased employee and there is delay in obtaining succession certificate by the legal heir.

(d) Cases where the employee concerned has not paid the dues of the company, if any.