Greater pension deadline moved 15 days to July 11

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation on Monday extended by 15 days until July 11 the last date for employees to opt for
higher pension
For employers, the pension fund manager gave a three-month extension of deadline until September 30, by which time they must approve and
upload corresponding wage details for eligible applicants.TOI was the first to report on June 24 that EPFO will extend the deadline for
application after considering grievances from many employees and employers - both had sought simplification of the process of applying for
higher pension
This is the third extension of deadline for applying for higher pension
Originally, the EPFO had announced May 3 as the last date, which was extended to June 26 to provide eligible pensioners and members four
months for making their submissions
"Last opportunity of 15 days is being given to remove any difficulty faced by the eligible pensioners/members
Accordingly, the last date for submission of applications for validation of option / joint options by employees is extended to July 11," a
ministry statement said.Welcoming the government's extension of time, Raghunathan KE, member of the Central Board of Trustees representing
employers, said companies need to verify a lot of wage data, which makes the process cumbersome."EPFO once again proves to be considerate
and compassionate to field issues
They should also consider putting in place an alternative mechanism for those enterprises that have wound up their businesses now after the
pandemic and economic situation
Cases where employers were not found, for the retired pensioners living in different locations, should also get addressed," he told TOI.