Feb 27, 2023EPFO Higher Pension Latest News: Direct Link To Apply Online Himanshi Singh

EPFO Higher Pension

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recently released a set of guidelines for employees giving them an option to seek a higher pension.

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EPFO Members Eligible For Higher Pension

Now, eligible members can go beyond the pensionable salary capped at Rs 15,000 a month.

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EPFO Unified Members’ Portal

In the latest update, the retirement body has activated the URL of the unified members’ portal.

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Deadline To Apply For Higher Pension

As per the activated URL, eligible EPFO members seeking a higher pension can apply for it by May 3, 2023.

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Direct Link to Apply Online

Members can visit - https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/

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Pension on Higher Salary

Next, they need to scroll down to the ‘Important Links’ section and click on ‘Pension on Higher Salary: Online application for validation of Joint Option’.

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Next Step

EPFO subscribers will be redirected to https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberInterfacePohw/ where they will see these 2 options -

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Higher pension from EPFO: Are you eligible?

Existing employees, or those who retired after September 1, 2014, are eligible to claim higher pension based on actual salary beyond the prescribed ceiling in the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) of 1995.

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Who else is eligible?

Employees and employers who had contributed on salary exceeding the prevalent wage ceiling of Rs 5,000 or 6,500.

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You Can Also Apply If...

Subscribers who did not exercise joint option under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) of the pre-amendment scheme while being members of EPS-95.

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