As per statutory mandate, the minimum number of employee strength must be 20 or more. However, voluntary registration is also possible if the number is less than 20. The following documents are required as per the EPF Department. You can also see more details by logging to the following web address: http://epfindia.com/sites/pdf/registration.pdf
Documents required are as under: 1. First Sales Invoice. 2. Any proof regarding date of trial production. 3. Incorporation Certificate issued by the Registrar of Companies together with the report of the Managing Director to the Shareholders in the Annual Report. 4. Commencement of Business Certificate issued by the Registrar of Companies. 5. Certificate of Registration issued by the Registrar of Co-operative Societies. 6. Certificate of Registration issued under Societies Registration Act. 7. Certificate issued by Reserve Bank of India registering newly set up and non-banking financial companies. 8. License issued by the Health Authorities. 9. License/permission issued by the Municipal/Corporation Authorities. 10. Permission/approval granted by the appropriate State Govt. Authorities in the case of Educational Institutions. 11. Certificate issued by the Fire Authorities in the case of establishments coming under Explosives Act. 12. First assessment order issued by the Sales Tax Authorities. 13. First assessment order issued by the Income Tax Authorities. 14. Certificate issued by the Small Scale Industries authorities registering the establishment. 15. Reports/returns to Central Excise authorities. 16. Sanction/connection of power like H.T. connection, L.T. connection etc. 17. Any other Certificate issued by any authority under any law for the time being in force prior to the commencement of business activity/manufacturing activity. The above list is not exhaustive and is only illustrative. Any one or more of the above documents may be submitted along with your application for allotment of a Code Number.
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