Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Regional Office Jammu has settled 4 pension claims in the month of March.
The pension claims includes claims in r/o Late Rajesh Kumar, Pinki Devi (Widow), Shivangya Sharma (children) with the monthly pension amount respectively being Rs 2376 and Rs 594. Another pension claim of R/o late Dalbir Singh was settled on W/o Gulshan Kumari (wife), Arunima Rajput (Daughter) and Ridansh Singh (Son) with the monthly pension amount being Rs 2846, Rs 712 and Rs 712 respectively. In all the above cases pension arrears would also be paid to the pensioners.
The EPFO has also processed cases of retirement pension of Harish Verma with monthly pension being Rs 2385 and Tara Chand with monthly pension being Rs 3745. The pension claims are being accorded priority and efforts are being made to ensure disposal of maximum number of pension cases. The above pensioners will also receive arrears towards pension from date of superannuation.
In this context, it is pertinent to mention that the monthly pension is available to members if they have ten or more years of service under Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 in one or more Establishment(s). The eligible members may avail superannuation pension by applying online claim through their UAN Login after attainment of 58 years of age. Provision of monthly pension is also available to the family of EPS members in case of unfortunate demise of EPS member while in service. The family member(s) may avail monthly pension by applying offline claim through employer of the deceased member.
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