India shares social security data with US
data related to its various social security schemes such as Employee Provident Fund Organisation, National Pension Scheme and Employee State Insurance Corporation, eyeing a totalisation agreement with Washington.
New Delhi, will this week, push for a totalisation pact to do away with dual social security taxation for its workers, with US trade representative Katherine Tai under the India-US Trade Policy Forum.
«They wanted data on social security.
We have given them data on EPFO, NPS and ESIC schemes. There are issues around totalisation,» said an official.
This assumes significance as India has already refused a Double Contribution Treaty with the UK in case of intra-corporate transfers.
«At present, temporary employees don't get benefits in either of the countries and their savings get forfeited.
We say don't take money from the employees in the UK but let them continue with their social security in India,» the official said.
With the US, India will also take up issues related to H1, E1 and E2 visas taking too long.
«We took these up in the last TPF also,» the official said.
