The Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat held every month by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation has been renamed as, “Nidhi Aapke Nikat” (PF Near You) and has been broad-based to promote a participatory approach, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner II, P. Senthil Kumar has said.
In a press release, Mr. Senthil Kumar said the Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat had been a platform for grievance redress for many years. With the adoption of IT-enabled services and improved service delivery mechanisms, the EPFO has adopted a new structure for the adalat.
The move was part of the EPFO to be more accessible to stakeholders, including employers. Instead of a pure grievance redress mechanism, the adalat has been made more broad-based. The objective of the “PF Near You” is to not only redress the grievances of subscribers but also invite their suggestions, enable employers to air their grievances, and sensitise stakeholders to the new initiatives taken by the EPFO.
“PF Near You’ meets would be conducted on the 10th of every month starting July.
The programme for July would be held for different stakeholders on July 10 at the EPFO’s Sub-Regional Office here as per the following schedule: 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – subscribers; 3 to 4 p.m. – employers.
EPFO members are appealed to submit their grievances to the Sub-Regional Office in person or forward by name to P. Mohanan, Assistant Provident Commissioner (PGHS) on or before July 6.
Internet banking
Another release from Mr. Senthil Kumar said that the Union government made it mandatory for employers to pay the statutory contributions through internet banking as per the section 5 read with sub section (1) of section 7 of the EPF and MP Act 1952 and notified the amendments in paras 38 (1) and 49 of EPF scheme, 1952.
Hence, all establishments are appealed to remit PF contributions and other charges through internet banking only, the release added.
