EPFO may consider hike in minimum monthly pension at November 19 meeting

Published 10 Nov 2026, 11:08 IST

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to take up the long-pending proposal to increase the minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) at its next Central Board of Trustees (CBT) meeting scheduled to be held in Gir, Gujarat, on November 19. The proposal…

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EPFO has shifted the venue of its 240th CBT meeting on 19 November from Gujarat to New Delhi. The meeting comes amid media reports suggesting a possible increase in the minimum EPS pension from ₹1,000 to ₹3,000. 

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to take up the long-pending proposal to increase the minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) at its next Central Board of Trustees (CBT) meeting scheduled to be held in Gir, Gujarat, on November 19. The proposal…

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The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust Current article 10 Nov 2026, 11:08 IST

EPFO may consider hike in minimum monthly pension at November 19 meeting

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to take up the long-pending proposal to increase the minimum monthly pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) at its next Central Board of Trustees (CBT) meeting scheduled to be held in Gir, Gujarat, on November 19. The proposal…

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EPS pension hike: EPFO shifts venue of November 19 CBT meeting to Delhi; will government approve ₹3,000 minimum pension?

EPFO has shifted the venue of its 240th CBT meeting on 19 November from Gujarat to New Delhi. The meeting comes amid media reports suggesting a possible increase in the minimum EPS pension from ₹1,000 to ₹3,000. 

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