EPFO extends deadline for submission of Aadhar number
Shital Jibhe / 17 Feb 2017
Employees Provident Fund Organisation has extended the deadline for submitting Aadhar number till March 31 by its over four crore members.
Employees Provident Fund Organisation has extended the deadline for submitting Aadhar number till March 31 by its over four crore members.
The earlier deadline for submitting Aadhar number was February 28. EPFO had made it mandatory for subscribers to submit the number for continuing the benefits under its scheme earlier in January.
According to officials, all members availing Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 should also submit Aadhar number authentication on or before March 31, 2017.
In January, EPFO had decided to extend the date of submission through Jeevan Pramaan Patra programme to February 28.
The office order also stated the last date for submitting Aadhar-linked digital life certificate has also been extended till March 31, 2017.
EPFO has been accepting the life certificates through Jeevan Pramaan software application through mobile phones.
The Central government contributes 1.16 per cent of the basic wages as subsidy to every member's EPS account in addition to 8.33 per cent deposited by their employees every month.
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