2023 · Q90
What is the minimum number of employees required to be working in an establishment, so that the employer, with the authorization of the majority of the employees of the establishment, may apply to the Central Government to authorize the employer to create a separate Provident Fund Account for the employees under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952?
Social Security in IndiaESI Act, 1948
- AOne hundred
- BThree hundred
- CFive hundred
- DOne thousand
Explanation
Under the EPF and MP Act framework, an establishment employing 100 or more persons may, with the authorization of the majority of its employees, apply to the Central Government for permission to maintain its own separate provident fund. Hence A.