APSRTC employees urge EPFO to ensure higher pension, resolve pending issues
APSRTC employees in Andhra Pradesh are lobbying the EPFO to resolve long-standing pension and provident fund issues, including higher pension claims and technical portal errors. A delegation of union leaders met with officials to demand adherence to Supreme Court rulings regarding pension calculations.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights the administrative and financial struggles of public sector employees in India regarding retirement benefits and bureaucratic efficiency.
Employees of the Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (APPTD/RTC) have urged the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to resolve long-pending issues relating to higher pension, EPF and EPS benefits, pending pension claims, PF account transfers and technical glitches affecting thousands of employees.
A delegation led by AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) Vice-Chairman and Managing Director N. Balasubrahmanyam, along with senior RTC officials and representatives of the RTC Joint Action Committee (JAC) of employees’ unions, met the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I, Hyderabad, P. Sreekanth, at the EPFO regional office in Barkatpura on Friday and submitted a detailed memorandum.
RTC JAC conveners Y. Srinivasa Rao and P. Damodara Rao said the delegation sought immediate intervention to ensure that every eligible employee receives higher pension benefits in the spirit of the Supreme Court’s judgment.
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