EPFO News & Updates 2026

Interest Rate 📅 May 2026

EPF Interest Rate 8.15% Confirmed for FY 2025-26

The EPFO Central Board of Trustees (CBT) has officially ratified the EPF interest rate of 8.15% per annum for the financial year 2025-26. This rate will be credited to all active EPF accounts. The interest is calculated on a monthly running balance but credited annually at the end of the financial year.

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Process Update 📅 April 2026

Auto-Claim Settlement Target: 72 Hours for KYC-Verified Accounts

EPFO has directed all regional offices to settle auto-mode online claims (Form 19, 10C, and 31) within 72 hours for members with fully verified KYC. Ensure your Aadhaar, PAN, and bank account are linked and approved to benefit from faster settlements.

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Pension 📅 April 2026

EPFO Launches Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS)

The new Centralized Pension Payment System allows EPS pensioners to receive their monthly pension in any bank across India, eliminating the need to transfer pension payment orders when changing banks. Over 78 lakh pensioners benefit from this change.

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Court Order 📅 March 2026

Higher EPS Pension: Supreme Court Upholds Deadline

The Supreme Court has declined to further extend the deadline for employees to apply for higher EPS pension under the 2022 amendment. Members who missed the deadline cannot apply retrospectively. Current pensioners under the old formula continue as before.

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Pension Update 📅 March 2026

Minimum EPS Pension ₹1,000 Continues for 2026

The Government of India continues to provide a minimum monthly pension of ₹1,000 to EPS pensioners from the Employees Pension Fund. This applies to pensioners whose calculated pension falls below ₹1,000/month.

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Technology 📅 February 2026

EPFO Integrates Aadhaar-Based Face Authentication for Claims

EPFO has launched Aadhaar-based face authentication via the UMANG app to verify identity for online claims. This removes the need for physical document submission for most claim types and speeds up verification.

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