PF body holds workshop for exempted units

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Zonal Office (Punjab and Himachal Pradesh zone) in Chandigarh, today organised a workshop for EPF exempted establishments.

An interactive session was held on their working practices and for providing insights and raise awareness about the recently launched employment linked incentive (ELI) scheme, approved by the Union Cabinet.

The workshop was addressed by Rajiv Bisht, Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Punjab & Himachal Pradesh zone), along with Amit Singla and Ritesh Saini, Regional Provident Fund Commissioners-I.

The representative of the exempted establishment attended the interactive session. In his address, Bisht informed the representatives of the exempted establishments that the ELI scheme is an initiative aimed at boosting employment generation, improving employability and extending social security coverage, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector. The scheme is designed to support both new entrants to the workforce and employers, who create additional jobs.

He further said the ELI scheme was part of the government’s broader vision to formalise the country’s workforce, thereby extending social security coverage to crores of young men and women across India.