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Epfo pension hike 2025: The scenario of pension plans in India is undergoing such drastic change to ensure that retirees enjoy a financially secure life. Some recent changes include the recommended hike in Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) minimum pension, Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for central government employees, and adjustments in Dearness Allowance (DA) rates … Read more
Recently, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization has announced its strategic reforms that will pave the way toward better pension benefits for members. These measures are towards securing a better retirement life bastion for the retirees, in line with decades of raised demands from pensioners and trade unions. Minimum Pension Increase In view of the continuous … Read more
EPFO Pension Hike 2025: The consideration of a rise in the minimum pension given by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) is still in conversation on 2nd April 2025. The minimum pension is now ₹1,000 a month, fixed in 2014. Different groups, including pensioners’ associations and trade unions, have … Read more
EPFO Pension Scheme 2025: Minimum Pension Hike Proposal In the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS), the EPFO has updated provisions in the year 2025 for more than 7 crore members with the introduction of provisions aiming for improved benefit adequacy and service delivery. These changes come in the wake of reforms long demanded by pensioners, court … Read more
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has brought about some substantial changes in the use of Aadhaar and UAN activation that concern its members. Aadhaar Deleted as Proof of Date of Birth EPFO issued a statement in January 2024 that henceforth Aadhaar was no longer acceptable as proof for verification or updating of the date … Read more
In 2025, the government of Singapore embarked on several financial assistance programs in response to the escalating cost of living that affected its citizens. These payouts assist those from the Assurance Package, Majulah Package, and other kinds of programs that focus on providing different sectors of society with targeted assistance, including the elderly, low-income families, … Read more
Much has been done lately by EPFO to introduce serious reforms to improve the efficiency and accessibility of services offered to members and employers. Simplification of Claim Settlement Process With respect to claim settlement acceleration, EPFO does not require members to upload photographs of the cheque leaves or answers of the attested bank passbooks while … Read more
The EPFO has gone a long way in making the Employees’ Deposit Link Insurance (EDLI) Scheme improvements for better financial security for dependent family members of EPF members. Changes were approved by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) at its 237th meeting on February 28, 2025. Important Developments Under the EDLI Scheme 1, Minimum Insurance … Read more
Reducing occasional differences, one hopes that fresh measures of minimum pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) administered by the EPFO will be discussed as of April 2025. Current updates are as follows. Minimum Pension Increase House Panel Recommendations A Parliamentary Standing Committee led by MP Basavaraj S. Bommai has urged the Labour Ministry and … Read more
From the year 2025, laws that have really affected the central government employees and pensioners were enacted into reality concerning pensions. The change essentially intends to improve financial security for such employees and to smoothen pension processing. Implementation of Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) With effect from 01.04.2025, the Unified Pension Scheme replaced the National Pension … Read more