“It's to tell that the matter relating to implementation of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) for the workers of the Central Board continues to be into account,” EPFO mentioned in an workplace order issued on Monday.
“Accordingly, the round dated twenty eighth March 2025 could also be handled as stored in abeyance till additional orders,” it added.
The workplace order has been issued to all extra central provident fund commissioners as nicely regional provident fund commissioners.
The manager committee of the central board of trustees (CBT) of EPFO, in its 112th assembly in February this yr, authorized the adoption of the UPS for EPFO staff.
Additional, it had given all eligible staff three months' time from April 1, 2025 to train their choice to be coated underneath UPS. “The choice as soon as exercised shall be closing and irrevocable,” it had mentioned in its March order. All EPFO staff in service as on April 1, 2025 and coated underneath the Nationwide Pension System (NPS) had been eligible for advantages underneath UPS. Different eligible staff included new recruits becoming a member of EPFO on or after April 1, 2025 and the workers who've superannuated or voluntarily retired earlier than March 31, 2025 however had been coated underneath NPS.
Even the legally wedded partner of a subscriber who had superannuated or retired and had demised earlier than exercising the choice was additionally eligible to undertake UPS.
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