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Additional Charge to Accounts Officers in Absence of APFCs

EPFO circular HRD-1/8/2024/Misc.-Circulars/1623 · 31 Jul 2024

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Additional charge to Accounts Officers in the absence of sufficient number of APFCs in the Office No. HRD-1/8/2024/Misc.-Circulars/1623 dated 10/08/2026

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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation permits Regional Commissioners to assign additional charge of Accounts, Cash, or Pension sections to Accounts Officers. This action applies when an office lacks sufficient Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners. The Regional Commissioner must obtain prior approval from the Zonal Additional Central Commissioner. The assignment lasts for a maximum period of 45 days. The number of assignments must not exceed the number of vacancies in the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner or Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II cadre. The authority requires consideration of seniority and suitability for sensitive posts.

Who is affected
  • Accounts Officers
  • Regional Commissioners
Required action
  • Obtain prior approval from the Zonal Additional Central Commissioner before assigning additional charge.
  • Consider seniority and suitability for sensitive posts when assigning additional charge.
Key dates
  • Issuance date of the order — 09 Aug 2026
Thresholds
  • The assignment duration is a maximum of 45 days.
  • The number of assignments must not exceed the number of vacancies in the APFC or RPFC-II cadre.

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Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
Type
circular
Published by source
31 Jul 2024
Document number
HRD-1/8/2024/Misc.-Circulars/1623
Issuing division
Head Office
Coverage area
labour

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कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन Employees Provident Fund Organisation (श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार) (MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) मुख्य कार्यालय/Head Office प्लेट ए, ग्राउंड फ्लोर, ब्लॉक II, ईस्ट किदवई नगर, नई दिल्ली-110023 Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023 Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nic.in

No. HRD-1/8/2024/Misc.-Circulars/1623

Date: 10 AUG 2026

To, All ACC (HQ)(Zones)/ACC(Zones),

Subject: Additional charge to Accounts Officers in the absence of sufficient number of APFCs in the Office- reg

Madam/Sir,

It has been decided by the competent authority that RC- I(OIC)/RC- II(OIC) may assign additional charge of Accounts, Cash and/or Pension Sections to the Accounts Officers (AOs) working under administrative control of the concerned RO with the prior approval of Zonal ACC(HQ)/ACC for a maximum period of 45 days from the issuance of this order with the following conditions:

i. Additional charge should be given to Account Officers only upto the number of vacancies existing in APFC/RPFC-II cadre.

ii. It may be ensured that seniority and suitability for working on sensitive posts is given due consideration.

(This issues with the approval of Central P.F. Commissioner)

Yours faithfully, (Vogesh Kumar) Regional P.F. Commissioner-I, HRD-I

Copy to: All Officer-in-Charge of Regional Offices - for information.

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