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Union Cabinet ne 16 September 2026 ko EPFO wage ceiling ₹15,000 se ₹25,000 kar di; AITUC kehta hai bahut kam, bahut dheela — ceiling ₹30,000 maangi.
Union Cabinet ne 16 September 2026 ko EPFO wage ceiling ₹15,000 se ₹25,000 kar di, AITUC kehta hai ye bahut kam, bahut dheela hai.
AITUC ne ceiling ₹30,000 maangi, social security ko workers ki kamai, minimum wage, inflation aur cost of living ke saath badhni chahiye.
51 lakh+ naye employees EPFO coverage mein aaenge, employee PF contribution ₹1,800 se ₹3,000 ho jayegi.
Government ki annual EPFO pension outgo ₹11,339 crore ho jayegi, pehle ₹10,250 crore thi.
AITUC ne regular automatic revision mechanism ki maang ki taaki future revisions ke liye har baar political intervention na pare.
Timeline
- Sept 2014 — EPFO ceiling last hike ₹6,500 se ₹15,000
- Feb 2024 — EPFO Board employee reps ₹25,000 ki maang
- 16 Sept 2026 — Union Cabinet ₹25,000 ceiling approve
- 17 Sept 2026 — Effective date (Vishwakarma Day)
Kyun matter karta hai
51 lakh+ naye employees EPFO coverage mein aaenge; employee PF contribution ₹1,200/month badhegi; government outgo ₹1,089 crore badhega.
Money · Work
Salaried Workers · Employees
Employee ka take-home ₹1,200/month kam hoga — PF contribution ₹1,800 se ₹3,000 ho jayegi; employer ₹600/employee extra dega.
Work · Daily Life
Salaried Workers · Employees
51 lakh+ naye employees ko EPFO coverage aur pension ka faida milt hai ab.
Money · Daily Life
Financial Literacy Readers · Trade Unionists
Government ki annual EPFO outgo ₹1,089 crore badhke ₹11,339 crore ho jayegi; unions automatic revision maangte hain.
Seedhi baat
AITUC ₹30,000 ceiling aur automatic revision maangti hai — ₹25,000 hike 12 saal baad ki hai aur unions ne accept nahi kiya.
EPFO wage ceiling ₹25,000 hua — AITUC kehta hai bahut kam, bahut dheela, ₹30,000 aur automatic revision maang.
Verified sources (7)
EPFO wage ceiling of ₹25,000 too little, too late, says AITUC
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↗Claims and linked sources
8 claimsUnion Cabinet ne 16 September 2026 ko EPFO wage ceiling ₹15,000 se ₹25,000 kar di.
Ye revision 12 saal baad aayi — last hike September 2014 ko ₹6,500 se ₹15,000 thi.
AITUC ne bola 'bahut kam, bahut dheela' — ceiling ₹30,000 honi chahiye.
51 lakh+ naye employees EPFO coverage mein aayenge; Mandaviya ne 1 crore subscribers bola.
Employee PF contribution ₹1,800 se ₹3,000; ₹1,200 take-home pe lagta; employer ₹600 extra.
Government ki annual EPFO outgo ₹11,339 crore, pehle ₹10,250 crore thi.
AITUC regular automatic revision mechanism maangti hai taaki har baar political intervention na pare.
EPFO Central Board mein employee representatives ne February 2024 mein ₹25,000 ki maang ki; government ne act nahi kiya.
Log kya keh rahe hain
Signal-only · not reporting“This revision is therefore too little and too late. AITUC demands that the ceiling may be raised to ₹30,000.”
“Keeping in view the inflation rate, the revised ceiling should have been more than ₹30,000.”
“The wage ceiling of Rs 25,000 is not an adequate ceiling. Any social security must keep pace with workers' earnings.”