Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation to host ‘Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0’ in Tuensang town

DIMAPUR — The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Dimapur, is set to host ‘nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0’—an outreach and awareness programme—at M/S Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission, DRDA Hall, Tuensang Town, on August 27.

According to an update, it will be held from 10 am to 12 pm, and other establishments interested in PF-related matters may participate from 12 pm to 2 pm. The initiative aims to facilitate stakeholder engagement, address grievances, and enhance awareness of EPFO schemes and digital services.

The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II, Dimapur, Samuel Das, along with Enforcement Officer Kallal Bhattacharjee, will personally hear grievances from workers, employers, and industry representatives.

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The session will provide hand-holding support to employees and establishments requiring assistance with provident fund-related matters. The programme will cover key aspects such as filing grievances—guidance on submitting complaints via EPFiGMS, CPGRAMS, and other grievance redressal portals; digital services and fraud prevention—educating stakeholders on e-nomination, online claim filing, KYC updates in UAN, and the Principal Employer Dashboard.

The session will also focus on employee rights and employer responsibilities, ensuring compliance with social security provisions, including provident fund, pension, and insurance benefits. The programme will have a pension help desk to resolve pension-related grievances on the spot.

EPFO has urged subscribers, pensioners, establishments, employee representatives, and industrial chambers to participate. Employers have been encouraged to extend social security benefits to all eligible employees from the first day of employment.

The Employees’ Pension Scheme (1995) and the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (1976), offering coverage up to INR 7 lakh, are available to workers in the state of Nagaland. Stakeholders have been invited to provide feedback and suggestions during the session to further improve EPFO’s services.

The office can be contacted by phone at 03862-23484 or 6909318701/6909318702 and by email at sso.dimapur@epfiindia.gov.in on all working days (Monday to Friday, excluding holidays).