The Government of India has amended Para 72(7) of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, Para 17-A of the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 and Para 24 (4) of the Employees' Deposit linked Insurance Scheme, 1976. As per the amendment, the period of settlement of PF, Pension and Insurance claims has been reduced from existing 30 days to 20 days.

The notifications are as under:

Government of India
Ministry of Labour and Employment

Notification

New Delhi, the 2 ^nd July, 2015

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 read with subsection (1) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, namely :-

1.    (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees' Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2015.                   

(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, in paragraph 72, in subparagraph (7) for the figures and word "30 days" wherever they occur, the figures and word "20 days" shall be substituted.

[F. No. S-65013/1/2015-SS-II]

(Manish Kumar Gupta)
Joint Secretary

Government of India
Ministry of Labour and Employment

Notification

New Delhi, the 2 ^nd July, 2015

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6A read with subsection (1) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, namely :-

1.    (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2015.

(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees' Pension Scheme; 1995, in paragraph 17-A, for the words "thirty days" wherever they occur, the words "twenty days" shall be substituted.

[F.No. S-65013/1/2015-SS-II]

(Manish Kumar Gupta)
Joint Secretary

Government of India
Ministry of Labour and Employment

Notification

New Delhi, the 2 ^nd July, 2015

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6C read with subsection (1) of section 7 of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme further to amend the Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme, 1976, namely:-

1.    (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance (Amendment) Scheme, 2015.

(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2.    In the Employees' Deposit-linked Insurance Scheme, 1976 in paragraph 24, in sub-paragraph (4) for the words "thirty days" wherever they occur, the words "twenty days" shall be substituted.

[F.No. S-65013/1/2015-SS-II]

(Manish Kumar Gupta)
Joint Secretary