RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.491
TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2017
SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENTS
491. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:
Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has signed any Social Security Agreements with various countries; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of Indian expatriates, benefited through such agreements during the last three years, country-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]
(a) Yes. (b) As on date, India has signed Social Security Agreements (SSAs) with 18 countries - Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland,
South Korea; and with the Quebec Province of Canada. Employees covered under the various SSAs are issued a Certificate of Coverage (CoC) by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) which exempts them from making social security contribution in the
foreign country concerned. The number of CoCs issued by EPFO in the last three years (country-wise) is as per theAnnexure.
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