LUCKNOW: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) settled 27.26 lakh claims and disbursed Rs 7,344.61 crore across Uttar Pradesh between April and September 2026, officials said on Tuesday.The figures were presented during EPFO’s 118th Regional Committee meeting, chaired by additional chief secretary (labour and employment) Ashish Kumar Goel at the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board auditorium in Lucknow.The meeting reviewed the performance of all 10 regional EPFO offices in the state. Officials said 18,238 new establishments were brought under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF and MP) Act, 1952, during the six-month period.The organisation also recovered Rs 52.70 crore in current PF dues and Rs 28.58 crore in arrears, besides disposing of 159 cases under Section 7A and 672 cases under Sections 14B and 7Q.Discussions focused on improving pensioners’ access to digital life certificate services through India Post Payments Bank and strengthening grievance redressal under the Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 initiative.Goel suggested organising grievance camps at deputy labour commissioner and district employment offices.He also directed that registration on the principal employer portal be increased to ensure transparency in PF contributions for contractual workers.The meeting also discussed simplified PF withdrawal provisions, pension benefits and insurance coverage of up to Rs 7 lakh for eligible employees’ families.Coordination with the UP Outsource Service Corporation was also emphasised.
