Jammu, July 27: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) J&K and Ladakh conducted “Nidhi Apke Nikat 2.0” a participatory outreach programme at Dogra Law College, Jammu on Thursday in collaboration with the PHD Chambers of Commerce.
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Rizwan Uddin, who was the chief guest, inaugurated the session. He explained the importance of social security in today’s scenario. He highlighted the key features of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 and the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976. These two prominent social security schemes are being extended to workers in J&K and Ladakh from November 2019. He also discussed the features of these schemes in detail.
Considering the relevance of Nidhi Aapke Nikat, the session was kept brief participants were encouraged to raise their issues. The PHDCCI raised written questions which were addressed to the satisfaction of the audience. Pooja Dave, Arjun Singh, Rahil Raizada, Major Singh and other employers/employees asked various questions. Some of the students of Dogra Law College asked highly relevant questions on social security.
He informed that the nominee of an employee (having been a member of Provident Fund for at least one year of employment) whose death occurs while being in service is entitled to a minimum of Rs 2.5 Lakh of insurance. He further said, “Maximum insurance under the EDLI scheme is Rs. 7 Lakhs. EPFO is paying monthly pensions to the families of employees who met with accidents a few months ago. Wife and children of deceased employees are entitled to a pension. The wife would get the pension till her lifetime.”
The workshop lasted for more than one hour, where P F Commissioner Rizwan Uddin listened to the issues being faced by the establishments and employees. A hand-holding and interactive session continued for another hour in which various stakeholders went live and learned how to deal with the problems faced by them with the help of Bipin Kumar, EO/AO.
Earlier, Rahul Sahai, Chairman, PHD Chambers of Commerce addressed the participants and highlighted the importance of the EPF & MP Act and Schemes framed thereunder for employers and employees. Samar Dev Singh Charak, Co-Chairman, PHD Chambers of Commerce also addressed the programme. Dr. Avdhesh Partap, Principal, Dogra Law College, Jammu, appreciated the initiative by EPFO Jammu and Nidhi Aapke Nikat program which enables stakeholders to reach out to EPFO with their queries and grievances. Dr. Darshana Sharma, Professor, Dogra Group of Colleges was also present during the program.
The representatives of various colleges and contractors throughout the district participated in this workshop where a number of workers and representatives of adjoining schools were present.
