The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (abbreviated to EPFO), is an organization tasked to assist the Central Board of Trustees, a statutory body formed by the Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 and is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. EPFO assists the Central Board in administering a compulsory contributory Provident Fund Scheme, a Pension Scheme and an Insurance Scheme for the workforce engaged in the organized sector in India. It is also the nodal agency for implementing Bilateral Social Security Agreements with other countries on a reciprocal basis. The schemes cover Indian workers as well as International workers (for countries with which bilateral agreements have been signed. As of now 19 Social Security Agreements are operational). It is one of the largest social security organisations in India in terms of the number of covered beneficiaries and the volume of financial transactions undertaken.The EPFO's apex decision making body is the Central Board of Trustees (CBT)
Job Descriptions
Post Name | Remuneration | Number of posts | Essential Qualification | age limit |
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Social Security Assistant | 25,500 | 2189 | Must possess the Degree from a recognized university | 27 |
The vacancies advertised under EWS Category is as per the instructions issued by DoPT,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension, Govt. of India, vide OM. No.
36039/1/2019-Estt (Res), dated 31.01.2019. EWS vacancies are tentative and subject to
further directives of Gol and outcome of any litigation. The appointment against EWS
category shall be provisional and is subject to the Income and Asset certificate being
verified through the proper channels and if the verification reveals that the claim of
belonging to EWS is fake/false, the services will be terminated forthwith without
assigning any further reasons and without prejudice to such further action as may be
taken under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code for production of fake/false
certificate. The Income and Asset Certificate issued by any of the authorities mentioned
in the prescribed format shall only be accepted as proof of candidate’s claim as
belonging to EWS