<p>Retirement fund body EPFO has given three more months until December 31, 2023, to employers for uploading wage details regarding pension on higher wages.</p>.<p>The deadline for uploading wage details which was ending on September 30 has been extended following representations from Employers & Employers’ Associations, according to a labour ministry's release.</p>.<p>'Now, again many representations have been received from Employers & Employers’ Associations wherein requests have been made to extend further time period for uploading wage details of applicant pensioners / members. 5.52 lakh Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options are still pending with employers, as of September 29, 2023,' the labour ministry said.</p>.<p>Therefore, the request has been considered sympathetically and the Chairman, Central Board of Trustees has extended the time, for the employers to submit wage details etc till December 31, 2023.</p>.<p> In view of representations received from Employers & Employers’ Associations wherein requests were made to extend time period for uploading wage details of applicant pensioners / members, the employers were also given further period of three months to submit wage details etc. online latest by September 30, 2023, it noted.</p>.<p> As many as 17.49 lakh Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options have been received from pensioners / members till July 11, 2023.</p>.<p> Earlier an online facility was made available by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for submitting Applications for Validation of Option /Joint Options for pension on higher wages, a labour ministry statement said.</p>.<p> According to the statement the facility was for eligible pensioners / members in compliance with the Supreme Court order on November 4, 2022.</p>.<p> The facility was launched on February 26, 2023, and was to remain available only till May 3, 2023..</p>.<p> However, it stated that considering the representations of the employees, the time limit was extended to June 26, 2023 in order to provide complete four months’ time to eligible pensioners / members for filing applications.</p>.<p> A last opportunity of 15 days was further given to remove any difficulty faced by the eligible pensioners/ members..</p>.<p> Accordingly, the last date for submission of Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options by employees was extended to July 11, 2023. </p>
<p>Retirement fund body EPFO has given three more months until December 31, 2023, to employers for uploading wage details regarding pension on higher wages.</p>.<p>The deadline for uploading wage details which was ending on September 30 has been extended following representations from Employers & Employers’ Associations, according to a labour ministry's release.</p>.<p>'Now, again many representations have been received from Employers & Employers’ Associations wherein requests have been made to extend further time period for uploading wage details of applicant pensioners / members. 5.52 lakh Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options are still pending with employers, as of September 29, 2023,' the labour ministry said.</p>.<p>Therefore, the request has been considered sympathetically and the Chairman, Central Board of Trustees has extended the time, for the employers to submit wage details etc till December 31, 2023.</p>.<p> In view of representations received from Employers & Employers’ Associations wherein requests were made to extend time period for uploading wage details of applicant pensioners / members, the employers were also given further period of three months to submit wage details etc. online latest by September 30, 2023, it noted.</p>.<p> As many as 17.49 lakh Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options have been received from pensioners / members till July 11, 2023.</p>.<p> Earlier an online facility was made available by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) for submitting Applications for Validation of Option /Joint Options for pension on higher wages, a labour ministry statement said.</p>.<p> According to the statement the facility was for eligible pensioners / members in compliance with the Supreme Court order on November 4, 2022.</p>.<p> The facility was launched on February 26, 2023, and was to remain available only till May 3, 2023..</p>.<p> However, it stated that considering the representations of the employees, the time limit was extended to June 26, 2023 in order to provide complete four months’ time to eligible pensioners / members for filing applications.</p>.<p> A last opportunity of 15 days was further given to remove any difficulty faced by the eligible pensioners/ members..</p>.<p> Accordingly, the last date for submission of Applications for Validation of Option / Joint Options by employees was extended to July 11, 2023. </p>