There is good news for the pensioners of the country, the amount of pension may increase soon. It is reported that after 31 percent dearness allowance and relief, the Central Government is now preparing to give good news to the account holders of EPFO.Â
Is. After depositing 8.50 percent interest in PF accounts of 6.47 crore account holders, EPFO ​​can increase the minimum pension of PF account holders. A meeting of the Central Board of Trustees of EPFO ​​may be held soon in this regard. If this happens, then there will not only be a good increase in pension but it will also prove to be a big relief for the pensioners before the coming year.
According to media reports, the Modi government at the Center can increase the minimum pension amount of PF account holders of Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) up to 3000. Central trade unions have demanded to increase the minimum pension to Rs 6,000, it is believed that the Central Board of Trustees (CBT meeting) can increase it to Rs 3,000 and this demand will be fulfilled soon. could. At present it is under consideration. By the way, a meeting was to be held on November 16, 2021 in this regard, which has been postponed for the time being. It is believed that the date of the meeting has been announced soon.
Along with this, a decision can also be taken on the interest rate of the pension fund for 2021-22. It is believed that the current interest rate of 8.5 percent on the amount deposited in EPF may continue. There is little chance of any change in the current interest rate. Earlier, the last meeting of the CBT was held in Srinagar in March, in which the CBT recommended an interest rate of 8.5 per cent per annum on PF deposits in members’ accounts for 2020-21. Which has recently been approved by the Finance Ministry and 6.5 crore account holders have started getting its benefits.
Let us inform that EPFO ​​has started depositing the interest for the financial year 2020-21 in the account of the subscribers. According to the latest information, 8.50 percent interest has been deposited in 6.47 crore PF accounts. EPFO will give the next update in this regard today on 15th November 2021. Messages are being sent to all account holders in this regard, if anyone has not received SMS, then they can misscall on 011-22901406, UMANG mobile application and https:// You can check the status by logging in to passbook.epfindia.gov.in/MemberPassBook/Login# .
