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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1247
TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2026
EMPLOYEES' PENSION SCHEME, 2026
1247. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government has introduced the Employees' Pension
Scheme (EPS), 2026, replacing the earlier EPS-71 and EPS-95;
(b)if so, the details thereof and the salient features along with the
aims and objectives of the new scheme;
(c)the number of employees and pensioners likely to be benefitted
from this new EPS, 2026;
(d)the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure a smooth
transition to the new scheme and to safeguard the pension benefits
of existing subscribers;
(e)whether the Government has launched a Special Drive for the
Expeditious Disposal of Long-Pending Labour Cases and if so, the
details thereof; and
(f)the number of pending labour cases identified, disposed of under
the said initiative?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): The Central Government has notified the Employees'
Pension Scheme (EPS), 2026, under the Code on Social Security,
2020, in supersession of the earlier EFPS, 1971 and EPS, 1995.The
scheme has come into force w.e.f. 29th June, 2026. The Employees'
Pension Scheme, 2026 continues the existing pension rights of
members while aligning the scheme with the Code on Social Security,
2020. The Scheme continues the existing Pension Fund, protects
accrued benefits under the EFPS, 1971 and EPS, 1995 and provides
for electronic and digital modes of pension disbursement through
approved disbursing agencies.
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(e) & (f): The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) has
launched a three-month Special Drive from 1st June, 2026 to 31st
August, 2026 for the expeditious disposal of pending industrial
dispute cases and claim cases relating to wages, gratuity, maternity
benefits and other statutory claims. As on 1st June, 2026 a total of
16,033 cases were pending before the field offices. During the first
month of the Special Drive, 2,769 cases have been disposed of.
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