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No.HRDI1/2024/EPFRegulations, 2024/s20
Post
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GoVERNMENT OF INDIA)
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Director (PDNASS),
Madam Sir.
EO/AO
APFC
Plate A Ground Floor Block I|, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nicin
All Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner (HỌ).
All Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner,
All Regional P.F. Commissioner-I
Subject: Clarification regarding Disciplinary Proceedings already initiated under EPF Staff (CCA) Rules, 197l and prior to the notification of the EPF (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025.
- It has been decided by the competent authority to issue the following guidelines regarding Disciplinary Proceedings already initiated under EPF Staff (CCA) Rules, 1971 and prior to the notification of the EPF (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025:
Date: 03 MAR 2026
As a general principle, all the "live" cases under EPF CCA Rules, 1971 shall be dealt with under the EPF (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025.
- In case of APFCs and EO/AO in EPFO, where the Competent Authority (Disciplinary Authority/Appellate Authority/Revising Authority) is either subordinate or of same level, the following Authorities shall be adopted:
a. When the mismatch is w.r.t. Disciplinary Authority as per EPF Regulations, 2025 vis-à-vis EPF CCA Rules, 1971, then the Appellate Authority would be as per table mentioned below:
| Disciplinary Authority (as per the EPF Staff (CCA) Rules, 1971) | Appellate Authority which shall decide the case |
|---|
| CPFC (RPFC as per EPF Regulations, 2025) | Chairperson, EC instead of CPFC |
| CPFC (Chairperson, CBT as per EPF Regulations, 2025) | Central Government i.e. HLEM instead of Chairperson, CBT |
b. When mismatch is w.r.t. Appellate Authority as per Regulations, 2025 vis-à-vis EPF CCA Rules, 1971:
Post
| Appellate Authority (as per the EPF Staff (CCA) Rules, 1971) | Appellate Authority |
|---|
| EO/AO Chairperson, EC | Chairperson, EC instead of CPFC (as indicated in EPF Regulations, 2025) |
(This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority)
Yours faithfully,
(Saurabh Tripathi)
Regional P.F. Commissioner-I (HRD-I)
