2025 · Q37
The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, does not apply to which one of the following establishments registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912?
Social Security in IndiaEPF & MP Act, 1952
- AEstablishments employing fewer than 50 persons and operating without the aid of power.
- BEstablishments employing fewer than 70 persons and operating with the aid of power.
- CEstablishments employing more than 50 persons or operating without the aid of power.
- DEstablishments employing fewer than 20 persons or operating without the aid of power.
Explanation
Under Section 16 of the EPF & MP Act, 1952, the Act does not apply to establishments registered under the Co-operative Societies Act, 1912 that employ fewer than 50 persons and work without the aid of power. The other options misstate the thresholds (70 persons, more than 50 persons, fewer than 20 persons).