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Big relief for EPFO Pensioners! Now submit Life Certificate digitally, know how
All pensioners under EPS-95 are required to submit Jeevan Pramaan Patra/ Digital Life Certificate each year to continue drawing pension. (Representational Image)
Updated: Feb 11, 2021, 04:29 PM IST
In a relief to lakhs of EPFO pensioners, the last date for submitting their Jeevan Pramaan Patra has been extended to February 28, 2021. Not just that, they can now submit their Life Certificate digitally. Instead of visiting the office of disbursing agency for physical submission of life certificate, they can now use the Aadhaar enabled biometric authentication mechanism to generate DLC.
Earlier, the deadline for submission of Life Certificate was extended to December 31, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline for the submission has always been November 30, but the Centre decided to give the pensioners an extra window of 31 days to present their Jeevan Pramaan Patra.
Employees Provident Fund: PF deduction, wage limit, earned leaves and EPFO suggestion - Latest updates
According to reports, the government is planning to hike the wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 21,000.
DNA Web Team
Jan 24, 2021, 08:15 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is planning to increase the monthly wage ceiling of mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) soon. According to reports, the government is planning to hike the wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 21,000. Sources said that the talks to hike monthly wage ceiling of EPF cover has been going on for quite sometime now. Zee Hindustan reported that a meeting between Labour Ministry officials and the representatives of corporate sector was held to hold discussions over this matter few days ago.