Udhampur, Dec 10: After the abrogation of Article 370, all Employees Provident Fund-related Acts are applicable in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, said Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I, J&K and Ladakh, Rizwan Uddin on Saturday.
He was addressing a day-long workshop cum training programme regarding the benefits of the EPF scheme, organised by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Regional Office, Jammu, under his supervision, at the conference hall of DC Office Complex Udhampur. As many as 100 officers and officials of different departments including other stakeholders attended the meeting. Representatives of the Provident Fund Office, Jammu briefed the participants about the benefits of the EPF scheme.
Rizwan Uddin informed the participants about the Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) as well as Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) and their benefits.
During the training programme, he highlighted the salient features of employees’ deposit-linked insurance scheme 1976. “Under this scheme, maximum assured benefit up to Rs 7 lakh is being paid to the nominee or legal heir of EPF member if death occurs while in service,” he said.
Later, in the evening, PF Commissioner briefed the media on the salient features of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) as well as the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI), with special emphasis on Pension and Insurance Schemes, as these schemes have driven home for the people who work in risky zones.
He urged the officers and other stakeholders to deposit the EPF of organised workers so that the workers may get these benefits. Officers and stakeholders were asked to comply with the provision of EPF and MP Act 1952. He asked the participants to sensitize the organized workers in their respective departments so that eligible workers can avail the benefits of the EPF scheme.
The Commissioner urged the organised workers to come forward and avail the benefits of these PF schemes. “EPFO Regional Office, Jammu is always committed to providing prompt service delivery to all the stakeholders in a transparent, accessible, and convenient manner,” Rizwan Uddin said.
