Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0, an outreach program, was held at Townhall, Jammu by EPFO RO Jammu, in collaboration with Jammu Municipal Corporation.
As per a statement, the employers and employees of Jammu were sensitized about provisions of social security, besides covering themes of EDLI – eligibility, benefits and claims, keeping track of passbook accounts, importance of e-nomination, know your UAN, UAN activation, & member profile – KYC, and UAN related issues.
The aim of the program was to ensure broad based participation, awareness, and grievance redressal and information exchange network closer to the stakeholders of EPFO.
The session was addressed by Jagpreet Singh Cheema, District Nodal officer, EPFO through presentation slides which illustrated various social security benefits being provided by EPFO in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir viz. PF, pension and insurance schemes framed under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 after the implementation of the said Act in the UTs of J&K and Ladakh from November 1st, 2019.
He stressed about the importance of these schemes to all the employees and workers especially those working in hazardous and risk prone industries and projects such as road and dam construction, crushers etc.
He appealed all the employers to get them registered with EPFO and enroll all employees so that no eligible employee is deprived of the social security benefits being provided by EPFO.
The EPFO took this opportunity to provide handholding support to the stakeholders at the venue, besides hearing them (their suggestions, inputs and grievances). Issues and problems faced by the organizations in implementing the EPF & MP Act. 1952 were heard and necessary guidance were provided accordingly.
Rahul Yadav, JMC Commissioner, Rimpy Ohri, Joint Commissioner (A), Sandeep Singh, Chief Accounts Officer and Jyoti Bhagat, Dy Director (Planning), JMC among others attended the programme.
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