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EPFO Update: Retirement fund body EPFO has extended the deadline for employers to upload salary related information etc. till January 31, 2025. This deadline is for 3.1 lakh applications pending for pension on higher salary. A statement from the Labor Ministry said that EPFO has provided online facility for submission of applications for verification of joint options for pension at higher pay.
In compliance with the order of the Supreme Court dated 4 November 2022 Till July 11, 2023, 17.49 lakh applications were received from pensioners. This facility for eligible pensioners or members was launched on 26 February 2023. It was to be made available by May 3, 2023. However, keeping in view the representations of the employees, the deadline has been extended to 26 June 2023 to give four months time to the eligible pensioners/members to file the application. He was also given additional time of 15 days to overcome any difficulties. The last date for submission of these applications was 11 July 2023 and till this date 17.49 lakh applications have been received from pensioners.
Over 3.1 lakh applications are still pending with employers
However, even then, on the request of the employers and employer associations to extend the time for uploading the salary details till 30th September 2023, before the last date of online submission of salary details etc., thereafter till 31st December 2023 and till 31st May 2024. Has been extended till. Despite the time extension, it was found that more than 3.1 lakh applications are still pending with the employers for verification of combined options.
Therefore, employers are being given ‘last chance’ till January 31, 2025, to settle these pending applications and upload them early, the ministry said. Employers have also been requested to submit replies and update information in more than 4.66 lakh cases by January 15, 2025. Where the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has sought additional information in respect of the applications received and examined by it.