**Summary:**
This document summarizes the response provided by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1186 on July 28, 2025, regarding employment within the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The response addresses the number of vacancies filled by EPFO in the last five years and the current number of vacant posts. A total of 6007 vacancies have been filled by EPFO in the last five years. Year-wise recruitment figures are as follows: 2189 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 421 in 2023, 2979 in 2024, and 418 until July 2025. The filling of vacancies is described as an ongoing process, with recruitment agencies such as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), and National Testing Agency (NTA) regularly conducting examinations for this purpose.
Key Entities Referenced
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for labour and employment policies.
LOK SABHA: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where the unstarred question was raised.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO): An organization in India that manages provident fund and pension schemes for employees.
SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL: Member of Parliament who raised a question in LOK SABHA.
SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: Minister of State for Labour and Employment who provided the answer.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): A recruitment agency responsible for conducting examinations for various government posts.
Staff Selection Commission (SSC): A recruitment agency responsible for conducting examinations for various government posts.
National Testing Agency (NTA): A recruitment agency responsible for conducting examinations for various government posts.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1186
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
EMPLOYMENT IN EPFO
1186. SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:
SMT. HIMADRI SINGH:
SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:
DR. BHOLA SINGH:
SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:
SHRI DULU MAHATO:
SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:
SHRI PARSHOTTAMBHAI RUPALA:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)the details of the total number of vacancies filled by the
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) during the last five
years; and
(b)the total number of posts lying vacant in the said organisation at
present?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) & (b): The total number of vacancies filled by EPFO during the
last 5 year is 6007 as detailed in the Annexure-I. Further, generation
of vacancies and filling thereof is a continuous process. To fill up the
posts lying vacant in EPFO, recruitment agencies viz. Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission
(SSC,) National Testing Agency (NTA) etc. are regularly conducting
exams.
* *****Annexure
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1186 for
28.07.2025.
Details of the year wise recruitments in EPFO in last 5 years:-
Year Number of candidates
2021 2189
2022 0
2023 421
2024 2979
2025 (till July) 418
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