Higher Pension: The last date to apply for higher pension in EPFO is 26 June. Earlier, the last date of application has been extended twice. EPFO’s member can apply by visiting the service portal.
EPFO Higher Pension: If you have not yet applied for higher pension in EPFO, then get this done immediately. Otherwise you will miss the opportunity. The last date for higher pension in EPFO is June 26, 2023.
If for some reason, the members of EPS (EPS) do not apply till this deadline, then they can be deprived of higher pension, so far no information has been revealed about increasing its deadline. EPFO has extended the deadline for this two times before also.
They can apply for higher pension of EPS
In this case, the decision was given by the Supreme Court on 4 November 2022, according to which only two types of employees are eligible to apply for higher pension of EPS. First, those who became members of EPFO and EPS on 1 September 2014 and are continuously associated with these schemes thereafter. Other such employees who applied for higher pension of EPS before September 1, 2014 and rejected it.
How to apply Apply for higher pension
According to EPFO, eligible employees can apply for higher pension through necessary documents, if they do not have the proof required in para 26(6). If the employee wants to join EPS, then he has to give a joint declaration form. However, his salary should be more than the basic salary.
Required documents for application
Apply by visiting the member service portal along with the required documents. After this, you can easily apply online by filling the given form. To fill the online application form for EPFO Higher Pension, you will need some documents, such as UAN, pension payment order, certificate of payment made above the salary limit in EPF account.