Unfeasible conditions in unified EPF portal: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas
Contents News/Article Date: 9th March 2023
Relating to which Act: The Employees Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952;
Applicable to which State: All the establishments in the States with PF coverage
Type: IE news report
Pertains to: Establishments and Members of PF Fund
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And in this instance: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recently came out with a set of guidelines for employees giving them the option to seek a higher pension. The retirement fund body has activated the URL of the unified members’ portal which states that subscribers seeking a higher pension can apply for it by May 3, 2023.
Unfeasible conditions in unified EPF portal: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas
He urged the Union Minister to direct the EPFO “to withdraw the draconian condition of uploading proof of joint option” as per para 26(6) of the EPF scheme, as well as to modify the extant online portal. He also sought compliance with the SC judgment, both “in its letter and spirit”.
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Unfeasible conditions in unified EPF portal: Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas
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He urged the Union Minister to direct the EPFO “to withdraw the draconian condition of uploading proof of joint option” as per para 26(6) of the EPF scheme, as well as to modify the extant online portal. He also sought compliance with the SC judgment, both “in its letter and spirit”.
Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas has written to the Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav citing the “unfeasible conditions” in the unified online portal rolled out recently by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for submission of the joint option for providing higher pensions to EPF Pensioners as provided by a Supreme Court judgment.
He urged the Union Minister to direct the EPFO “to withdraw the draconian condition of uploading proof of joint option” as per para 26(6) of the EPF scheme, as well as to modify the extant online portal. He also sought compliance with the SC judgment, both “in its letter and spirit”.