Is providant fund applicable for proprietor firm

The website and info is useful.

https://www.epfindia.gov.in/for_employers.htm

Duties of Employer

• Enrol all categories of employees including the employees engaged by or through contractors and also piece rated, hourly rated employees.
• Remit the contributions and administrative charges before the 15^th of the following month.
• File the initial returns of Form 9, Form 3(P.S.), form 5A.
• File the monthly returns in Form 12A, Form 5, Form 10 and Challans for remitting the dues.
• Maintain the contribution card in respect of each employee in Form 3A and submit the annual returns in Form 3A and 6A after reconciliation with Challans and form 12A.
• The employer has to ensure that statutory dues in respect of contractors employees are remitted and returns filed.
• Employer should attest the form  No.2 and  the claims forms submitted by the member/ legal heirs/ nominees.
• Make available all relevant records for inspection of visiting officials with due authorisation.

You can also approach PF consultants for consultation

Sir 

preview this website.

https://epfindia.nic.in/legel_provision.htm

Recently CBI has registered a crminal case in Dlehi against some PF Inspectors and sernior officers for favouring builders .

You are liable to deposit PF od even indirectly employeed labour.

Sir,

PF applicable for all type of estt. e.g. prop., partnership, ltd., pvt. ltd. or ngo. pf only depend on employees strength

Dear Mr. Amarnath,

Good Afternoon!

As per Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act 1970 you are not eligibile to get register under PF to your regular employees or contractual labour.

But this is only in that conditons if you are briefing correct fact about Nos. of contractual labour you usually deploy in any your project.

Thanks & Rgds