New Regional PF Commissioner takes charge
The Hindu
KOCHI EPFO welcomes new Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, overseeing largest office in Kerala for social security schemes.
Uttam Prakash, a 1999 batch officer of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), has taken charge as Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Kochi.
The EPFO Regional Office, Kochi, is the biggest in Kerala that administers social security schemes under the EPF & MP Act of 1952. The Kochi Office has jurisdiction over the districts of Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Alappuzha and serves around 7,000 contributing establishments for 5.5 lakh employees. This office also serves some 1.2 lakh pensioners under the Employee’s Pension Scheme 1995.
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