Retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) subscribers will get loyalty-cum-life benefit of up to Rs 50,000 at the time of retirement for contributing to the scheme for 20 years or more.
The benefit will also be provided in case of permanent disability even if the members have contributed for less than 20 years, the EPFO board has decided.
The EPFO’s apex decision making body, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), has recommended a minimum sum assured of Rs 2.5 lakh in the event of death of a subscriber.
“The CBT has recommended amending the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) to provide for minimum benefit of Rs 2.5 lakh and loyalty-cum-life benefit of up to Rs 50,000 at a meeting held on Wednesday,” a senior official said.
“The suggested benefits will be available to members after government approval. Initially, these will be provided for two years on a pilot basis and will be reviewed thereafter.”
