As per EPF Act Sec 2 (f), definition for Employee, means any person who is employed for wages in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work and gets his wages directly or indirectly from the employer, and includes,
1, employed by or through a contractor in or in connection with the work of the establishment.
2, engaged as an apprentice (other than apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act)
As per definition of excluded employee under the EPF Scheme,
Sec 2 (f) Excluded employee means,
(i) An employee who, having been the member of the fund, withdrew the full amount of his accumulations in the Fund under clause 69 of the scheme.
(ii) an employee whose pay at the time he is otherwise entitled to become a member of the fund, exceeds Rs.6500/- per month;
Explanation:- Pay includes basic wages with (dearness allowance, retaining allowance (if any)), and cash value of food concession admissible.)
My question is as to these definitions, can any employee whose salary excludes 6500/- per month - can he be excluded from the EPF scheme as excluded employee and no EPF dedcution to be made from him.