![Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, J&K and Ladakh, Rizwan Ud Din chairing a programme on Wednesday. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, J&K and Ladakh, Rizwan Ud Din chairing a programme on Wednesday.](https://cdndailyexcelsior.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Page8-1-15-696x371.jpg)
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 27: To sort out the issues being faced by the establishments and employees, an awareness programme under “Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0” was organised here today.
The session was inaugurated by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Rizwan Ud Din, in the presence of Naveen Babu, ED, IRCON who was special invitee.
In the inaugural session, P F Commissioner Rizwan expected that a significant number of employees are yet to be enrolled under P F and Pension Fund, citing example of recent accidents that had happened in UT of J &K, where employees/ employers had remitted only one month’s P F contribution.
He explained the importance of social security in today’s scenario and also highlighted the key features of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 and the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976.
These two prominent social security schemes are being extended to workers in J&K and Ladakh from November, 2019. He also discussed the features of these schemes in detail.
The workshop lasted for more than one and half hour, where P. F. Commissioner Rizwan Ud Din heard the issues being faced by the establishments and employees.
The employers of the M/s. ABCI Infrastructure directed to resolve the issues of their employees in a time bound manner and also directed to deposit the P F amount of their employees at the earliest.
The grievances of the members were also addressed whose P F was not deposited by the employer of ABCI Infrastructure. The employer of the said establishment was also directed to resolve the grievances of the members by evening and also submit the Joint declaration form if any changes required in their UAN.
P F Commissioner thanked SDM Zahir Abbas Bhat for elaborate arrangements and facilitating successful organization of the event “Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0” at Banihal.
Employers acknowledged this fact and appreciated the efforts made by the P F Commissioner and team of EPFO.
P. Swaminathan, GM (Civil), Lokesh Gupta, GM (Civil), IRCON, Chandrashekhar Dixit, AFCONS were amongst seniors Officers, along with 80 number (approx) of major contractors of IRCON were present.
The programme was also held at ALC Complex, Skampari, Leh by Sandeep Kumar, Section Supervisor where representatives of establishments and employees were present in the program.