India, March 6 -- In a major ruling, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (RPFC) directed the Pune Zilla Parishad (ZP) to deposit about Rs.1,084.14 crore towards provident fund (PF) dues for 9,015 workers, mainly anganwadi sevikas and helpers.

In a detailed 233-page order dated February 2, a copy of which was made available on Thursday, RPFC-I Amit Vashist held that anganwadi sevikas (workers) and anganwadi madatnis (helpers) are employees of the Pune Zilla Parishad for provident fund benefits.

The order covers nearly 38 years - from October 1986 to March 2024. According to the ruling, the Zilla Parishad (ZP) must deposit Rs.1,084,13,74,635 within 60 days into the workers' PF accounts, following employee-wise details listed in Annex...