Employees of EPFO contribute Rs 2.5 crore to PM CARES fund

Employees of EPFO contribute Rs 2.5 crore to PM CARES fund

The employees of Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced the support for fighting with COVID-19. EPFO has announce one day salary of employees amounting to around Rs. 2.5 crore to the PM CARES Fund. For more details of EPFO contribute to PM-Care Fund, read below:
Ministry of Labour & Employment

Employees of EPFO contribute Rs 2.5 crore to PM CARES fund

Posted On: 03 MAY 2020
The employees of Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) have also come forward to support the Government’s initiative in combating national crisis of COVID-19 pandemic and  voluntarily contributed one day’s salary- amounting to around Rs. 2.5 crore to the PM CARES Fund. EPFO, as one of World’s largest Social Security Organizations, stands committed in the service of the nation in every possible way.

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­­­The COVID-19, declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, has posed serious challenges for the health and economic security of millions of Indians. Government of India has set up a public charitable trust under the name of ‘Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund) with the primary objective of dealing with any kind of emergency or distress situation.
Officers and staff of EPFO are also contributing by putting in extra efforts for providing relief by expeditiously processing EPF withdrawal claims including COVID claims under PMGKY  package, etc.
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Source: PIB

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