The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) processed around 2.88 lakh applications for withdrawal of advance by subscribers under the special scheme during the pandemic, while just under 2 lakh were being scrutinised for deficiencies, according to EPFO officials on Wednesday. “As of today [Wednesday] 2.88 lakh claims have been settled and ₹774 crore disbursed under COVID-19 claims. Now less than 2 lakh claims are under various stages of processing depending upon the level of deficiencies noticed during scrutiny. It is an ongoing process,” said EPFO CEO and Central PF Commissioner Sunil Barthwal. The association also said the EPFO was functioning with “bare minimum staff” which would not allow it to quickly process claims manually.

Source: The Hindu April 15, 2020 17:48 UTC