**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, published on October 29, 2025. It authorizes Regional Provident Fund Commissioners to exercise the powers vested in the Central Provident Fund Commissioner under Section 14AC of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 within their respective jurisdictions, as outlined in the schedule. This notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Authorization of Regional Commissioners:** Regional Provident Fund Commissioners are authorized to exercise powers vested in the Central Provident Fund Commissioner.
* **Governing Act:** This authorization is made under Section 14AC of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
* **Supersession:** This notification supersedes notification No. S.O. 549 (E), dated November 1, 1973.
* **Jurisdiction:** The powers are exercisable within the regions specified in the schedule.
* **Effective Date:** The notification comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Schedule: Regional Jurisdiction**: 24 areas are listed where Regional Provident Fund Commissioners can exercise powers.
* **Jurisdiction Clarification**: For regions created after June 2, 2014, powers exercised by the previous Regional Provident Fund Commissioners or Regional Provident Fund Commissioner of the Zone/Regions/District Offices after June 2, 2014, shall be deemed as powers exercised under this notification.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder:** Regional Provident Fund Commissioners
* **Impact:** Granted authority to exercise powers previously held by the Central Provident Fund Commissioner.
* **Action Required:** Exercise the specified powers within their respective jurisdictions as outlined in the schedule.
**Stakeholder:** Establishments/Employers covered under the EPF Act within the scheduled regions.
* **Impact:** Interactions and compliance will now be handled by the respective Regional Provident Fund Commissioners instead of the Central Commissioner.
* **Action Required:** Need to be aware of the change in authority and direct compliance efforts accordingly.
**Stakeholder:** Employees covered under the EPF Act within the scheduled regions.
* **Impact:** Service delivery and grievance resolution related to EPF will now be handled by the respective Regional Provident Fund Commissioners.
* **Action Required:** Direct EPF related inquiries and issues to the respective Regional Provident Fund Commissioner.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: The primary law under which the notification is issued, specifically referring to Section 14AC.
Section 14AC of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: The specific section of the EPF Act that grants the Central Government the power to delegate authority.
Central Provident Fund Commissioner: The authority whose powers are being delegated to Regional Provident Fund Commissioners.
Regional Provident Fund Commissioners: The officers to whom the powers of the Central Provident Fund Commissioner are being delegated, within specified regions.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 4769] नई दिल्ली, बधु िार, अक्त ूबर 29, 2025/ कार्तकम 7, 1947
No. 4769] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025/ KARTIKA 7, 1947
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 29 अक् तूबर, 2025
का.आ. 4920(अ).— केन्दर ीय सरकार, कममचारी भजिष्य जनजध और प्रकीणम उपबंध अजधजनयम, 1952
(1952 का 19) की धारा 14कग द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और अजधसूचना संख्या का.आ. 549 (अ), तारीख
1 निंबर, 1973 का अजधक्रमण करते हुए, प्राजधकृत करती ह ै दक उक्त उपरोक्त धारा के उपबंधों के अधीन केंरीय भजिष्य
जनजध आयिु में जनजहत िजिया,ं अनुसूची में जनर्िमष्ट प्रत्येक क्षेत्र में संबंजधत उन क्षेत्रीय भजिष्य जनजध आयिु ों द्वारा भी प्रयोग
की िा सकेंगी, जिनकी अजधकाररता म ेंसंबद्ध अंचल/क्षत्रे /जिला कायामलय आता ह।ै
यह अजधसूचना रािपत्र में प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत् त होगी।
अनसु चू ी
1. दिल्ली राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे
2. आंध्र प्रिेि राज्य और पडु ुचरे ी संघ राज्य क्षत्रे का यनम क्षेत्र।
3. असम, अरुणाचल प्रिेि, नागालडैं , मजणपरु , मेघालय, जमिोरम और जत्रपुरा राज्य।
4. जबहार राज्य।
5. छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य।
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6. गोिा राज्य।
7. गुिरात राज्य तथा िमन और िीि एि ंिािरा और नागर हिेली संघ राज्य क्षेत्र।
8. हररयाणा राज्य।
9. जहमाचल प्रिेि राज्य।
10. झारखंड राज्य।
11. कनामटक राज्य।
12. केरल राज्य, लक्षद्वीप सघं राज्य क्षत्रे और पडु ुचेरी संघ राज्य क्षत्रे का माह ेक्षेत्र।
13. मध्य प्रििे राज्य।
14. महाराष्ट्र राज्य।
15. ओजडिा राज्य।
16. पंिाब राज्य और चंडीगढ़ संघ राज्य क्षेत्र।
17. रािस्ट्थान राज्य।
18. तजमलनाडु राज्य और पडु ुचेरी संघ राज्य क्षेत्र के माह ेऔर यनम क्षेत्रों को छोड़कर।
19. उत्तराखंड राज्य।
20. उत्तर प्रिेि राज्य।
21. पजिम बंगाल राज्य और अंडमान और जनकोबार द्वीप समूह संघ राज्य क्षेत्र तथा राज्य।
सिक्किम
22. तले गं ाना राज्य।
23. िम्म ू कश्मीर संघ राज्य क्षत्रे
24 लद्दाख संघ राज्य क्षेत्र
तारीख 2 िून, 2014 के पिात सृजित राज्यों/क्षेत्रों/जिला कायामलयों की ििा में, उि अजधसचू ना के अनुसार पूिमिती क्षेत्रों
के क्षेत्रीय भजिष्य जनजध आयुिों अथिा तारीख 2 िून, 2014 के पिात अंचल/क्षेत्रों/जिला कायामलयों के क्षेत्रीय भजिष्य जनजध
आयुि द्वारा प्रयोग की गई िजियााँ इस अजधसूचना के अधीन प्रयोग की गई िजियााँ समझी िाएाँगी।
[फा. स. ं S-35012/1/2020-SS-II]
आलोक जमश्रा, संयुक् त सजचि
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th October, 2025
S.O. 4920(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14AC of the Employees' Provident Funds and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952) and in supersession of notification No. S.O. 549 (E), dated the
1st November, 1973, the Central Government hereby authorises that the powers vested in the Central Provident Fund
Commissioner under the provisions of the above said section shall also be exercisable within each of the regions
specified in the Schedule by the respective Regional Provident Fund Commissioners in whose jurisdiction of concerned
Zone/Region/District Office, the establishment is covered.
This notification shall come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
SCHEDULE
1. The National Capital Territory of Delhi.
2. The State of Andhra Pradesh and the Yanam area of the Union territory of Puducherry.
3. The States of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura.
4. The State of Bihar.
5. The State of Chhattisgarh.
6. The State of Goa.
7. The State of Gujarat and Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli.
8. The State of Haryana.
9. The State of Himachal Pradesh.
10. The State of Jharkhand.
11. The State of Karnataka.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
12. The State of Kerala, the Union territory of Lakshadweep and the Mahe area of the Union territory of Puducherry.
13. The State of Madhya Pradesh.
14. The State of Maharashtra.
15. The State of Odisha.
16. The States of Punjab and Union territory of Chandigarh.
17. The State of Rajasthan.
18. The State of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry except the Mahe and Yanam areas of the Union
territory.
19. The State of Uttarakhand.
20. The State of Uttar Pradesh.
21. The State of West Bengal and Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Island and the State of Sikkim.
22. The State of Telangana.
23. The Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
24. The Union territory of Ladakh.
In the case of the States/Regions/District Offices created after 2nd June, 2014, the powers exercised by the Regional
Provident Fund Commissioners of the erstwhile Regions as per the said notification or by the Regional Provident Fund
Commissioner of the Zone/Regions/District Offices after 2nd June, 2014 shall be deemed as powers exercised under this
notification.
[F. No. S-35012/1/2020-SS-II]
ALOK MISHRA, Jt. Secy.
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