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EPFO Allows Joint Option for Higher Pension Scheme

March 15, 2023 by Eliza Leave a Comment

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued instructions to allow online applications from pensioners who had retired before September 1, 2014, and had exercised joint options for contributing to a pension fund on salary exceeding wage ceiling before their retirement, but whose joint options were rejected by the EPFO on account of a cut-off date. The last date for submission of such applications was March 3, 2023. Additionally, EPFO has launched an online facility for exercise of joint options from members who were members on September 1, 2014, and were contributing to the Provident Fund on higher wages, available until May 3, 2023. The move came after a representation from the Food Corporation of India Retired Employees’ Welfare Association was received to extend the last date for submitting validation application by those pensioners who retired before September 1, 2014.

Option for Higher Pension Scheme

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1933
TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2023

OPTION FOR HIGHER PENSION SCHEME

  1. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:
    Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to extend the time for option for Higher Pension Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any Central Trade Unions/other stakeholders demanded the same; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) & (b): The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on 29.12.2022 has issued instructions to call for online applications from pensioners who had retired before 01.09.2014 and had exercised joint options for contributing to pension fund on salary exceeding wage ceiling before their retirement but whose joint options were rejected by the EPFO (on account of cut-off date). The last date of submission of such applications was 3rd March, 2023.

Further, instructions have been issued by EPFO on 20.02.2023 for calling online joint option from members who were members on 01.09.2014 and who were contributing to Provident Fund on higher wages. Online facility for exercise of joint options from such eligible employees has been launched by EPFO on its website and is available up to 3rd May 2023.

(c) & (d): Representation dated 25.02.2023 has been received from Food Corporation of India Retired Employees’ Welfare Association for extending the last date for submitting validation application by those pensioners who retired before 01.09.2014.

Source: pqals.nic.in

EPFO Allows Joint Option for Higher Pension Scheme

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