Guwahati: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has further extended the deadline for submitting applications for validation of options/joint options for pension on higher wages till July 11.

The facility is for eligible pensioners/members in compliance with the Supreme Court order dated November 4 last year.

The facility was launched on February 26 this year and was to remain available only till May 3 of this year. However, considering the representations of the employees, the time limit was extended to June 26 to provide a complete four months’ time to eligible pensioners/members for filing applications.

EPFO has received 16.06 lakh applications till June 26.

The last opportunity of 15 days is being given to remove any difficulty faced by the eligible pensioners/ members.

Meanwhile, many representations have been received from Employers and Employers’ Associations wherein requests have been made to extend the time for uploading wage details of applicant pensioners/members. The request has been considered sympathetically and the employers are being given three more months to submit wage details etc. online latest by September 30.

Any eligible pensioner/member who, on account of any issue in updation of KYC, faces difficulty in submitting the online application may lodge such grievance on EPFiGMS for resolution. The grievance may be submitted by selecting the grievance category of ‘Higher Pensionary benefits on higher wages’. This will ensure a proper record of such a grievance for further action.

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