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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.
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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.
