The Minister of the Union Mansukh Mandaviya said in the issue that the meeting has taken a number of decisions to break roads, including simplification and liberalization of the provisions on the EPF shutdown. File | Photo Credit: PTI
Minister of Labor with the Mansukh Mandaviya department on Monday (October 13, 2025) in Nový Dilli in Nový Delhi in Nový Delhi on Monday (October 13, 2025) that the Cabinet actively considers an increase in minimum pension.
Although the problem was not on the show, members of the CBT trade unions stated during the discussion that the minimum pension of the PF should be revised from the current amount of 1,000 GBP per month. “The minister did not rule out it and said the cabinet is actively considering the proposal,” CBT member said after the meeting.
The meeting also discussed the question of the delay in the distribution of higher pension according to the Supreme Court order. Based on the various commands of the High Court, some CBT members representing staff claimed that EPFO must select instructions framed in this matter and urgently called on that new instructions should be carried out in accordance with the Supreme Court Order. “The reaction was not positive,” another member said.
The Ministry of Labor said in the issue that the meeting took a number of decisions on the breakage of roads, including simplification and liberalization of the provisions on the EPF shutdown. ‘To improve the ease of life for EPF members, CBT decided to simplify partial provisions on the download of the EPF system by merging 13 complex provisions into a single, effective rule divided into three types, namely necessary needs (illness, marriage, marriage and special circumstances.
The collection limits have also been liberalized – education withdrawals will be allowed up to 10 times and marriages up to five times (three partial selections for marriage and education in total). “The minimum service requirement was uniformly reduced to all partial selections to just 12 months,” he added.
The meeting also decided to start the “Vishwas Scheme” to reduce the litigation through rationalized criminal damage. “One of the main reasons for the dispute was the imposition of damages for delayed transfers on PF fees. Since May 2025, outstanding damage to the punishment for 2,406 crore has been, more than 6,000 cases are waiting for forums, including high courts, Cgits and the Supreme Court.
CBT approved the signing of a memorandum on understanding with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to provide Digital Life Life Certificate (DLC) to EPS’95 pensioners for the price of 50 GBP for a certificate that fully bears the EPFO. Within the EPFO 3.0, CBT approved a comprehensive framework for digital transformation focused on the modernization of the services of interim funds. The meeting was also approved by the selection of four fund managers – SBI Funds Management Limited, HDFC AMC Ltd., Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd. and UTI AMC Ltd. – for the management of the EPFO debt portfolio for five years.
Published – October 13, 2025 23:07
