The Central Board has taken a big decision for the EPFO employees. The amount of Ex-Gracia Death Relief Fund to be given to the next of kin on the sudden demise of the employees has been doubled. This is a big decision, due to which the relief to the people will increase and the family will get stronger. It has been decided to implement this decision with immediate effect. For this, EPFO has issued a circular to all the offices.
Death due to corona infection has not been included in this circular. The Central Board has made it clear. It has also been told that on the accidental death of EPFO employees, now dependents will get 8 lakh rupees. Keep in mind that earlier in 2006, only Rs 5000 was given to the dependent.
After this, it was increased to Rs 4.20 lakh. Now it has also been decided that every three years an effort will be made to increase it by 10 per cent. This amount is the same for every employee of the board. If the death of an employee of the Central Board is due to coronavirus. Then the order of 28 April 2020 will be considered.
If death occurs due to corona infection, then the dependent family will be given financial assistance every month under the Covid-19 relief scheme. 90 per cent of the average daily wage of the insured employee will be given to the dependents every month. The wife of the deceased will get this benefit for life or till the second marriage, the son till the age of 25 and the daughter till the marriage. In this, the minimum relief will be Rs 1,800 per month.
