Last chance to opt for Higher Pension | EPFO Higher Pension | Jagran Business

July 11 i.e. Wednesday is the last date to apply for higher pension. This time the possibility of extending the last date is less. Last time too, due to the intervention of the Labor Ministry, the meeting went on for a long time. Though it was proposed to extend the last date by one more month, the EPFO members took the final decision of extending it by 15 days. Significantly, EPFO has already extended its deadline twice.

According to the information given by EPFO, employees who contributed salary in excess of the erstwhile wage limit of Rs 5,000 or Rs 6,500 and opted under EPS with the revised scheme while being a member of EPS-95, He will be eligible for higher pension.