Guidance Being A Principal Employer

hi there, I am Deepak working as executive in BSNL. BSNL gives many work contracts to the contractors. Service tax is charged by them against the service provided. Now being the principal employer, may I ask the contractor to present the proof of service tax deposiotion to the service tax department & EPF challans while he submits bills every month. he has the registration of Service tax as well as EPF. whether this is the responsibility of principal employer to make him comply the statutory obligations/payments such as Service tax & EPF of his employees? what documents should I ask him to present as a proof of S.Tax deposition & EPF deposition?

hi You can ask challans pf deposition .
yop can also ask also the form- no -6 of pf.
as the employee has ST. No you need to ask the returns of S.tax deposited.

Dear Sir,
You have full right to ask him for proofof service tax deposition as well as EPF challan.For relasing furture payment you can, when the bill is presented ask the contractors for the challans(EPF/Service tax) for the work done and then release the payments, because he has to deposite the same in first hand and then claim from the party.
regards