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Vaibhav Bhardwaj, Partner, IndusLaw, says, The circular dated June 14, 2023, allows the following alternative documents to be submitted in this regard: (i) wage details submitted by the employer along with applications for validation of joint options / applications for joint options; (ii) any salary slip / letter from the employer, authenticated by the employer; (iii) copy of joint request and undertaking from the employer; or (iv) letter from the PF office issued prior to November 04, 2022, indicating PF contribution on higher wages...
According to Bhardwaj, pensioners who retired before September 1, 2014, and who had made pension contributions on their actual wage upon joint declaration with the employer but whose application for higher pension was rejected have to also submit:..
Proof of joint application for pension contribution under higher wages under erstwhile Paragraph 11(3) duly verified by the employer Proof of remittance in the pension fund on higher wages (i.e., beyond the applicable ceiling of Rs 5,000 or Rs 6,500, as the case may be) Written refusal of the APFC or any other higher authority of the EPFO to the request or remittance of higher contributions..
The circular also mentions that where members have been contributing PF on higher pay but have not submitted the joint request and undertaking, they can do so before the grant of pension on higher wages, says Viswanathan..
A May 11, 2023, circular requires pensioners who have fully remitted contributions on higher wages to the PF but have insufficient balance in their PF account to provide a written consent for diversion of balance from the PF (as available with the EPFO) to the pension fund and deposit the remaining dues in the manner specified...
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