EPFO upgrades district offices to special units in North East

NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO today said it has upgraded its district offices and services centres in Gangtok, Imphal, Aizwal, Itanagar and Dimapur to special state offices.

"With this EPFO has taken the first step toward knocking at the doorsteps of its members in the North Eastern states," the Labour Ministry said in a release today.

Employees Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) special state office will be headed by an Assistant P F Commissioner level officer and would have an Enforcement Officer and other supporting staff, the release said.

The special state offices would focus on special work like compliance monitoring, grievance handling, claims scanning and forwarding.

"This shall be of great assistance and convenience to the EPF members belonging to the states of Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland for availing EPF - related services," it added.