Lok Sabha Question No. 224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-21
Subject: PF Pensions on Higher Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2025

## PF PENSIONS ON HIGHER WAGES

224. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  large  number  of applications for Provident Fund (PF) pension on higher wages have been rejected by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization; (b)if so, the details and the reasons therefor; (c)the  details  of  the  number  of  such  applications  received  and pension granted, rejected and pending as on date State/UT-wise; (d)whether the Government has any plan to take immediate measures
- to process the pending applications without any delay; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e):  EPFO  has  processed  and  disposed  off  applications  for pension  on  higher  wages  as  per  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court in its judgement dated 04.11.2022. As on 16.07.2025, more than 98.5% applications have been disposed off by EPFO.

The  detailed  status  on  the  applications  for  grant  of Pension on Higher wages, is at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 224 for 21.07.2025.

| Zone Wise disposal of PoHW Applications as on 16.07.2025   | Zone Wise disposal of PoHW Applications as on 16.07.2025   | Zone Wise disposal of PoHW Applications as on 16.07.2025     | Zone Wise disposal of PoHW Applications as on 16.07.2025   | Zone Wise disposal of PoHW Applications as on 16.07.2025   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Zonal Office                                               | Total No. of Applications Received in Field Offices        | No. of Demand letters issued to applicants eligible for PoHW | No. of Rejected Applications                               | No. of Pending Applications                                |
| ANDHRA PRADESH (VIJAYWADA)                                 | 56,799                                                     | 25,964                                                       | 30,093                                                     | 742                                                        |
| BENGALURU (BENGALURU)                                      | 1,09,305                                                   | 10,136                                                       | 98,915                                                     | 254                                                        |
| BIHAR& JHARKHAND(PATNA)                                    | 29,943                                                     | 8,713                                                        | 20,876                                                     | 354                                                        |
| CHENNAI& PUDUCHERRY (CHENNAI)                              | 72,040                                                     | 7,622                                                        | 63,026                                                     | 1,392                                                      |
| DELHI, UTTARAKHAND& JAMMU                                  | 95,418                                                     | 28,939                                                       | 63,602                                                     | 2,877                                                      |
| GUJARAT (AHMEDABAD)                                        | 96,846                                                     | 4,799                                                        | 91,965                                                     | 82                                                         |
| HARYANA                                                    | 31,738                                                     | 12,880                                                       | 18,853                                                     | 5                                                          |
| KARNATAKA (OTHER THAN BENGALURU)& GOA (HUBLI)              | 91,699                                                     | 11,623                                                       | 79,363                                                     | 713                                                        |
| KERALA& LAKSHADWEEP (THIRUVANANTHAPURA M)                  | 81,662                                                     | 43,176                                                       | 36,178                                                     | 2,308                                                      |
| MADHYAPRADESH& CHATTISGARH (BHOPAL)                        | 67,605                                                     | 19,125                                                       | 47,507                                                     | 973                                                        |
| MAHARASHTRA(EXCLUD ING MUMBAI)(PUNE)                       | 1,26,305                                                   | 6,113                                                        | 1,19,382                                                   | 810                                                        |
| MUMBAI-1 (BANDRA)                                          | 1,26,441                                                   | 5,842                                                        | 1,19,957                                                   | 642                                                        |
| MUMBAI-2 (THANE)                                           | 28,984                                                     | 4,182                                                        | 23,707                                                     | 1,095                                                      |
| NORTH-EASTERN REGION (GUWAHATI)                            | 10,927                                                     | 6,653                                                        | 4,269                                                      | 5                                                          |
| ORISSA (BHUBANESWAR)                                       | 49,234                                                     | 20,180                                                       | 26,503                                                     | 2,551                                                      |
| PUNJAB &HIMACHAL PRADESH                                   | 44,946                                                     | 26,558                                                       | 14,991                                                     | 3,397                                                      |
| RAJASTHAN                                                  | 38,785                                                     | 8,251                                                        | 30,500                                                     | 34                                                         |
| TAMIL NADU(EXCLUDING CHENNAI)                              | 77,106                                                     | 17,747                                                       | 59,181                                                     | 178                                                        |
| TELANGANA (HYDERABAD)                                      | 1,65,335                                                   | 83,733                                                       | 78,902                                                     | 2,700                                                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                              | 65,179                                                     | 19,120                                                       | 45,948                                                     | 111                                                        |
| WB, A&N ISLANDS& SIKKIM (KOLKATA)                          | 57,853                                                     | 29,217                                                       | 27,864                                                     | 772                                                        |
| Total                                                      | 15,24,150                                                  | 4,00,573                                                     | 11,01,582                                                  | 21,995                                                     |

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