Jammu, Feb 24: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Jammu, Srinagar and Ladakh will be holding Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0, an awareness and outreach program at SMVDU, Katra, Army School, Dhar Road, Udhampur and DC Office, Ramban, DC Office Kulgam, DC Office, Pulwama and at Municipal Committee Leh on February 27 simultaneously.
The EPFO in a statement said that the employers and employees of the aforementioned areas would be sensitized about provisions of social security, besides covering themes of Final PF Withdrawal, Transfer of PF Accounts, Understanding My Account & Account Profile – KYC, and UAN-related issues. The aim of the program is to ensure a broad-based participation, awareness, grievance redressal and information exchange network closer to the stakeholders of EPFO.
P F Commissioner, Rizwan Uddin informed that subscribers, pensioners, establishments, labour unions and industrial chambers are advised to actively participate in Nidhi Apke Nikat Program. The venue of the program will be as follows:
Sl. No. | Name of the visiting District | Date & Time of the visiting District | Venue |
1 | Reasi | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10 AM onwards) | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra |
2 | Ramban | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10.50 AM onwards) | Conference Hall, DC Office |
3 | Udhampur | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10.30 AM onwards) | Army Public School, Dhar Road, Udhampur |
4 | Kulgam | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10.15 AM onwards) | Conference Hall, DC Office |
5 | Pulwama | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10 .15 AM onwards) | Conference Hall, DC Office |
6 | Leh | 27.02.2023(One hour duration from 10.30 AM onwards) | ALC Office, Leh |
EPFO Jammu said it takes this opportunity to provide handholding support to the stakeholders at the respective venues, besides hearing them (their suggestions, inputs and grievances). Issues and problems faced by the organizations in implementing the EPF & MP Act. 1952 will be heard and necessary actions would be taken accordingly.
Enrollment of the members, UAN Activation, Bank & Aadhaar Seeding, online claim filing, filing of e-nominations, e-sign, and filing ECR would be covered in the program. In addition to the above any other relevant issue related to EPFO, which officers or stakeholder desire, would be discussed, it said.
Combined efforts of all stakeholders would help in the extension of “social security”(Benefits of Pension and enhanced quantum (up to Rupees Seven Lakh) of Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Schemes available to employees of J&K and Ladakh from November 2019 onwards) to every working citizen of Union territory of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, the statement said, adding that EPFO Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are open to every valuable suggestion at the Nidhi Apke Nikat.
