Guidelines for Appointment on Compassionate ground – Screening Committee to meet during second week of every quarter: EPFO

Guidelines for Appointment on Compassionate ground – Screening Committee to meet during second week of every quarter: EPFO Order dated 12.12.2023

EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Head Office
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi- 110066

File No. HRM-V/11(07) Compassionate Appointment/ Policy Matter/ 2019/ VoLIII/ 2525

Date: 12 DEC 2023

To,

The Addl. CPFC(HQ)/ Addl. CPFC(Zones)/
Director (PDNASS)/Addl. CPFC(ASD)
All Regional P.F. Commissioner/OIC of Regional Offices

Subject: Guidelines for Appointment on Compassionate ground- reg.

Ref: (i) No. HRM-V/I 1(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I/474/2020 Dated 23.07.2020.(Web circular No.48)
(ii) No. IIRM-V/] 1(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I/475/2020 Dated 23.07.2020. (Web circular No.49)
(iii) No. HRM-V/] 1(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I/478/2020 Dated 23.07.2020. (Web circular No.5)
(iv) No. HRM-V/1 1(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I/473/2020 Dated 23.07.2020. (Web circular No.47)
(v) No. HRM-V/11(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I/2345 Dated 25.10.2021.(Web circular No. 118)

Sir/Madam,

Please refer to circulars regarding Compassionate Appointment cited above. CBT Members have raised the issue that there is great delay in action on requests for Compassionate Appointment.

2. In this regard, attention is invited to the point 5(c) in HRM-V/] 1(07)2019/CA Policy Matter/Vol.III/I /478/2020 Dated 23.07.2020 which is as under:-

“The Zonal Screening Committee may meet during the second week of the month following each Quarter to consider cases received during the previous quarter. That is, the Committee shall meet in second week of Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct to consider the cases received up to the quarter ending Dec, Mar, Jun and Sep, respectively, every year.

3. In view of above, the Competent Authorities are accordingly requested to consider and dispose off all the pending cases of Compassionate Appointments in the light of extant delegated powers/guidelines in time bound manner.

Yours faithfully,

(Sunil Kumar Suman)
Addl. Central P.F. Commissioner (HR)

Source: EPFO