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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 330
TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2026
REVISION OF EPF PENSION
*330. SHRI N K PREMACHANDRAN:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government proposes to implement the
recommendations of High Empowered Monitoring Committee for
the comprehensive revision of Employees Provident Fund (EPF)
pension scheme and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and
Union Government studied the recommendations of the said
Committee and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government initiated action for providing the benefit
of pension on higher wages to all entitled employees and if so, the
details thereof and action taken thereon;
(d) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the
difficulties of EPF Pensioners due to the meagre minimum pension
and if so, the action taken by the Government to increase the
minimum pension; and
(e) whether the Government proposes to provide sufficient time to
the deserving pensioners for remitting their share for pension on
higher wages and if so, the action taken thereon?
MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
* *****STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) To (e) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 330 FOR 16.03.2026 BY SHRI N K
PREMACHANDRAN REGARDING REVISION OF EPF PENSION.
(a) to (d): Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS 95) is a 'Defined
Contribution-Defined Benefit' Social Security Scheme. The corpus of
the Employees' Pension Fund is made up of (i) contribution by the
employer @ 8.33 per cent of wages; and (ii) 1.16 per cent contribution
from Central Government on wages up to Rs.15,000/- per month. All
benefits under the scheme are paid out of such accumulations. The
fund is valued annually as mandated under paragraph 32 of EPS, 1995.
The Government is providing a minimum pension of
Rs.1000 per month to the pensioners under the EPS, 1995 through
budgetary support, which is in addition to the budgetary support of
1.16 per cent of wages provided annually towards EPS to Employees'
Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
The Government of India is committed to provide robust
social security coverage through EPF Scheme, 1952, EPS-95 and EDLI
Schemes being run by EPFO, to the members of these schemes,
taking into consideration the sustainability of the respective funds as
well as the future liabilities thereon.
To implement the directions contained in Hon’ble Supreme
Court Judgement dated 04.11.2022 in a time bound manner, an online
facility was provided and around 15.24 lakh applications for
Validation of Joint Option/ Joint Options were forwarded by
employers to EPFO till last date i.e., 31.01.2025. As on 09.03.2026,
more than 99.2 per cent of applications received in EPFO have been
disposed of.
Demand letters have been issued to eligible applicants.
Subsequently, Pension Payment Orders (PPOs) have been issued to
retired applicants who have deposited the demand amount and have
submitted form 10D for availing pension. In case of members
continuing in service, PPOs on pension on higher wages will be issued
as and when the member will submit claim form after attaining the
age of 58.
(e): Once demand letter is issued for remitting the dues,
pensioners can remit the dues within three calendar months starting
from the month of issuance of demand letter.
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