{"id":83581,"date":"2016-11-02T14:08:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T08:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=83581"},"modified":"2016-11-26T22:33:47","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T17:03:47","slug":"epfo-issues-guidelines-for-settlement-of-death-case-claims-within-7-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2016\/11\/02\/epfo-issues-guidelines-for-settlement-of-death-case-claims-within-7-days\/","title":{"rendered":"EPFO issues guidelines for settlement of death case claims within 7 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Employees\u2019 Provident Fund Organisation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No. CSD\u00b7l\/CPGRAMS\/Pragati E-SamikSha\/2016\/12866 Dated: 31-10-2016<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sub:\u00a0Priority to be given to settlement of death case claim settlements within 7 days -Directions given by PM during pragati review meeting held on 26.10.2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister has during the PRAGATI review meeting taken on 26.10.2016 shown his concern regarding delay in settlement of EPF\/EPS\/EDLI claims especially in death cases.\u00a0You are hereby instructed to ensure that all death cases claims submitted by spouse\/nominee\/legal heir of EPF member be invariably settled within a period of 7 days from date of submission of claim form in concerned field office where the deceased members accounts are being maintained.\u00a0In case of pension claims, where PPO is to be issued from offices other than where the account of the deceased member is being maintained, the total period taken for settlement of such claim should also not exceed 7 days. It will be joint responsibility of OICs of both the concerned offices to issue PPO within 7 days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PRO and officials in the Facilitation Centre should be instructed to scrutinise the claim forms received in respect of death cases and guide the claimants for submission of all required documents in one attempt only.\u00a0For this purpose one official may be trained in the Facilitation Centre and deputed to look after death case claims with proper display in this regard made on the seat\/counter. \u201cPlease contact for death cases\u201d in Hindi, Regional Language and English.\u00a0All death case claims must invariable be stamped as \u201cDEATH CASE &#8211; TOP PRIORITY\u201d.\u00a0The Official in Charge of all field offices shall personally monitor the death case on day to day basis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Press Information Bureau<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: 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