Higher EPS pension: Minister replies on cases
On August 10, 2026, Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, responded to a query from MP MK Raghavan regarding the status of pending cases involving a higher Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) pension. As of August 5, 2026, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had received 15.24 lakh applications for higher EPS pension, with the majority originating from Hyderabad, Telangana, Mumbai's Bandra region, and Bengaluru.
There were 11,595 pending cases at that time, the majority of which were concentrated in Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, followed by Delhi, Uttarakhand & Jammu, and Maharashtra (excluding Mumbai). Karandlaje explained that the government had taken steps to address the issue promptly, including providing an online facility for validating joint options and directing regional EPFO offices to process higher EPS pension applications efficiently.
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