Complaint Details : Sir, I was working with Dunlop India Ltd, H.O. at Flat No. 1, 5th Floor, 9, Syed Amir Ali Avenue, Kolkata-70017 since 1969 and My Provident Fund No. is 5909. Company
Management maintained own Provident Fund Trust but now not returning the deducted and deposited provident fund. Company Management has paid 90% of my own share of contribution 169535/- in the year 1999-2000 and now my balance 5,80,082/- is due from the company. First they refused and told the provident fund authorities that they had paid, but when they asked for documentry proof then management told that they have destroyed the record in a fire but later under pressure they sent me a chq. of Rs. 1,24,893/- instead of 5,80,082/-. Now My balance is Rs. 4,55,189/- Further Interest after 30.06.2012 and Gratuity Amount of Rs. 3,50,000/- is due from the company You are requested to please issue necessary instruction for appropriate action and oblige. Satya Pal Chopra 9211566537
Strange to know from Regional Provident Fund Organisation Office Howrah that Dunlop India Ltd.1 Has outstanding Provident Fund Dues of Rs. 130 Crores 16 lack on account of workmen provident fund, surprisingly earlier EPFO, Howrah Officials stated that company has paid all the dues uptown June 2011but when asked for the documents under RTI Act, they refused, but now on Appeal in CIC Regional Provident Fund Commissioner stated that they have outstanding dues of Rs. 130 crores 16 lac against provident fund on the Dunlop India Ltd and the same statement was also given by the EPFO counsel at the. AaCalcutta High Court that EPFO has 130 Crores outstanding dues on account of Provident Fund. Company workers current, old, retire or seperated are crying for their provident fund, but the govt. Of west Bengal, EPFO officials were making money from the management and sharing the workers fund, but till today no any hard action taken against the management and also angainst the EPFO officials.
Attention is invited toward the provident fund, gratuity fund and other statutory dues of the workmen of Dunlop India Ltd. Retired and separated employees of Dunlop India Ltd are crying for their Provident Fund dues, Gratuity dues and Unpaid wages, but management are misleading the Various Govt. Authorities and Regulatory Authorities. As per Provident Fund Authorities Dunlop India Ltd. was 869 EPF members out of which management claimed that they have settled 319 members but the provident fund authorities found 42 valid receipt and asked them to file the proper paper, which till today they have not filed. List of Payment show the partial payment to be made to the workmen. But no body is there to listen. Like Friday in another case when the company was trying to save another 10 Crore was deposited in No Lien Account with the Hon'ble Division Bench of Calcutta High Court vide order passed on 1st April 2005 in APOT No. 143 of 2005 arising out of W.P. 216 of 2005, But till today No One know that where is that money, which was kept for the past dues of Provident Fund dues and Workmen dues.
Employees Provident Fund members of the exempted Trust of the Dunlop India Ltd., Kolkata are crying their hard earned and deducted provident fund but the Provident Fund Authorities are saying that they have misappropriated the Provident Fund and they have lodged the FIR with the Police Authorities vide FIR No. 392/10 dt. 04.10.2012, but surprisingly the exempted trust are in the control of the management and if they have misappropriated provident fund that is in several crore, then they have need to recover the amount from the employer by way of issuing attachment of properties.
Its sad to see the current state of the giants of yesteryears, Dunlop, Hind Motors, Martin Burn etc in West Bengal. While militant labour and communist government are to blame partly, one should also examine the role of the marwari enterpreneurs who take over companies just to strip them and leave the remains littered. Sad state of affairs !
