Medical benefits to pensioners of EPFO
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1973
ANSWERED ON-13.05.2015
Medical benefits to pensioners of EPFO
1973 . Shri Raj Babbar
(a)whether EPFO”s Pension and EDLI Implementation Committee (PEIC) has recently decided to extend medical benefits to its pensioners and has forwarded to the Ministry for its approval;
(b)if so, the details thereof;
(c)whether pensioners of EPFO have not been extended any medical facilities/benefits till now;
(d)if so, details thereof and reasons therefor;
(e)how many pensioners will be benefitted if such a scheme is implemented; and
(f)the steps taken by Government to extend such benefits to pensioners and their families?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)
(a) & (b): A proposal for providing medical benefits to the pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 is under consideration of the Pension & Employees’ Deposit-Linked Insurance (EDLI) Implementation Committee (PEIC) of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF).
(c) & (d): The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 and the Schemes framed thereunder do not have any provision for providing medical benefits to the pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995.
(e) & (f): There are 46,90,667 pensioners under EPS, 1995 as on 31.03.2014 who would be benefitted, if medical benefits are provided under EPS, 1995.
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Pradip Chakraborty says
WE DO NOT KNOW AS AND WHEN THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF EPF PENSIONERS WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. WE CAME TO KNOW THROUGH NET SURFING THAT CBT HAS ALREADY RECOMMENDED FOR SAME BUT INSPITE OF SAME WHY IT IS NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED SO FAR . WE ARE UNDER EXPECTATION TILL THE END OF OUR LIFE.
Pankaj Dasgupta says
Nothing has come out .We are eagerly waiting for the result of this announcement..Please do the needful.It will help us a lot.
Pankaj Dasgupta says
Nothing Positive has come out till date.
durgaprasad says
IN THIS ACATION I WOULD LLIKE BRING THE SAME POINST RAISED BY MR P D GUPTA IN THIS CONNECTION I MAY ALSO REQUEST THE HONERABLE PERSON TO SEE THE LIVING POSTOINS OF EPF PENSIONERS NOW DAYS
Pankaj Dasgupta says
As We receive a little over Rs 1000.as monthly pension from EPFO under EPS 1995),our pension amount has remained static for the last 16 ( yes,Sixteen) Years.We do not have a.medical benefit b.DA component..Cost of essential commodities has increased many many folds.Even essential medicine are out of our reach.We are eagerly waiting for a reasonable and meaningful hike in our pension amount and also for a medical benefit may be like ESI.