{
  "id": 19435529,
  "title": "Higher EPS pension: Pensioners seek Ministry’s help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/higher-eps-pension-pensioners-seek-ministrys-help",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-11T02:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/epfo-higher-eps-pension-increase-proposal-2026-pensioners-request-ministry-to-withdraw-epfo-circular-rejecting-exempted-employees-claims/articleshow/135723416.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Confederation of Pensioners Associations has written to the Labour Minister requesting immediate action on pending higher EPS pension cases for employees from exempted establishments. In their letter, the NCPA has asked the ministry to rescind a January 2025 circular that directs the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation to use internal trust rules to determine higher EPS pension eligibility. The NCPA argues that courts have ruled in favor of exempted and unexempted establishments having equal rights when it comes to granting higher EPS pension cases. The pensioners' body has put forth five recommendations to the Labour Ministry: to withdraw the January 2025 circular, eliminate any class-based discrimination between exempted and unexempted establishments, uniformly process joint higher EPS pension applications, waive any interest or penalties on delayed cases, and expedite the issuance of demand notices and revised pension payment orders.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}