Aadhaar Seeding Application launched by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya
Minimum
assured amount on death in service and loyalty cum life benefit to EDLI
members on superannuation recommended to Government
Employee Enrolment Campaign enrolls about 5 million workers in EPFO upto 31st March,
2017
The
Central Board (EPF) under the chairmanship of Union Minster of State
for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) Shri Bandaru Dattatreya
held its 217th special meeting in New Delhi.
In pursuance to the
policy of the Government for optimum use of information technology for
efficient service delivery and widening the reach of EPF benefits,
Hon'ble Minister of Labour & Employment, Sh. Bandaru Dattatreya
launched Aadhaar Seeding Application. The EPFO has developed this
Aadhaar seeding application with support of the Common Service Centers
(CSC) and CDAC. The CSCs are ICT enabled front end service delivery
points at the village level for delivery of Government and private
services. With the implementation of Aadhaar Seeding Application, now
Provident Fund member or pensioner can walk in any of the field offices
of EPFO or CSC outlets with UAN & Aadhaar and seed the Aadhaar with
the UAN.
The Board has recommended a proposal of extending minimum
assured benefit of Rs.2,50,000/- (Rs. Two lakh fifty thousand) on death
of EDLI member. Provisions have also been recommended in EDLI Scheme
for Loyalty cum life benefit to members on superannuation on completion
of 58/60 years of age/total and permanent disablement with minimum 20
years of contributory service as a pilot project for two years.
Thereafter the scheme will be reviewed.
Central Board also took note of the fact that EPFO has enrolled 49,39,929 workers
during 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017.
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