Lucknow: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will organise its monthly ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0’ outreach programme on Monday across six districts of Uttar Pradesh to resolve provident fund (PF)-related grievances and create awareness about recent policy changes.Camps will be held in Lucknow, Sitapur, Lakhimpur Kheri, Barabanki, Hardoi and Rae Bareli, where EPFO teams led by district nodal officers will hear complaints from employees and employers and provide on-the-spot resolution.The camps will also focus on recent reforms, including the enhanced wage ceiling, revised PF withdrawal rules and employer-oriented initiatives such as the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY), Employee Enrollment Campaign and Vishwas Scheme. This month’s outreach will place special emphasis on procedures related to the surrender of exempted PF trusts.Ahead of the camps, EPFO organised an awareness seminar with the Lucknow Nursing Home Owners Association on Friday. Regional provident fund commissioner-II Ashish Kumar briefed doctors and nursing home operators on the latest provisions, while enforcement officer Suhail Khan explained EPFO’s new online services and compliance requirements through a presentation.The seminar was attended by several doctors and hospital administrators.
