11 Gurugram companies booked for PF Fraud; 150 more under scanner

Sanjay Yadav
Gurugram, March 5

Eleven private companies in Gurugram city have been booked on charges of illegally channeling their employees’ provident fund, police said.

Officials from Employees Provident Fund Organisation—the central trust that administers employees PF and pension schemes for India’s organised work force—the 11 companies in question have been accused of not only defaulting in paying their own PF contributions, but also for having deducted employees’ contribution to the fund from their salaries without depositing the money in their PF accounts.

In addition, the EPFO has asked 150 other companies in the district to explain lapses in PF payment.

In his complaint, PF Enforcement Officer Sandeep Kumar said the 11 companies in question had previously been issued notices for their lapses.

Some companies under the scanner have PF arrears pending since March 2015, such as Suraj Diagnostic Centre. The others booked are Begumpur (defaulting since November 2019, Muskan Service (April 2018) Milestone Prakrati (November 2018), as well as ABM engineers, Aggressive electronics, Katyani Images, Fine Grace, NTH Hitch, Barjan System and Emtax transportation system.

The companies have been booked for cheating and criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code.