Pf/esic liability on principle Employer

In case of default you are equally responsible.  Even if contractors vanish in future after making evasion you  can be made to pay the dues of PF and ESI and under othr labour laws.

So Beware.

If the contractor does not pay the statutory dues, then the principle employer has to pay.There is no way the statutory dues could be evade. However, if the statutory dues are paid by the principle employer, then it has the right to recover the same from the contractor.

Agreeing with Mr. Sudhir Kumar , Mr. Ritesh Maity................

The contractors working in their own premises and your premises may be working as independent entity and having overall control on their employees.

Let them also have control room in your premise.

In that case as independent entitiy and having ultimate control over the establishment, contractors may be responsible for payment of PF to its own employees.