Guwahati, Dec 3: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on the functioning of the Assam Tea Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (ATEPFO) between 2017-18 and 2021-22 has highlighted several critical lapses.

The report, recently tabled in the Assam Assembly, points to significant gaps in worker registration, massive provident fund (PF) defaults by tea estates, poor settlement of family pension claims and risky investments that may result in further financial losses.

According to the CAG, 1,197 tea estates are registered under ATEPFO, but only 624 have fully enrolled workers.

Of the 12,37,351 eligible workers who should be registered with the organisation, only 11,98,231 are actually enrolled, leaving 39,120 eligible workers uncovered and “deprived of the benefits” of ATEPFO sc

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