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EPFO wage ceiling raised to Rs 25,000, ministry warns against salary cuts
EPFO wage ceiling raised to Rs 25,000, ministry warns against salary cuts
The labour ministry has raised the EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, bringing over one crore additional workers under mandatory social security coverage. The change took effect…
The labour ministry has raised the EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per month, bringing over one crore additional workers under mandatory social security coverage. The change took effect from September 17. Employees earning between Rs 15,001 and Rs 25,000 will now be covered under the Employees' Pension Scheme, with mandatory monthly PF contributions rising to Rs 3,917.
The ministry has directed employers not to reduce employees' statutory wages to offset the increased costs. In a set of FAQs, it said the employer's statutory contribution cannot be treated as an employee deduction by describing it as part of cost-to-company. To help with the added financial burden, the government offers an incentive of up to Rs 3,000 per month for every new hire under the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All four sources report the same policy change and the ministry's warning against salary cuts, with no editorial slant. The Times of India provides a detailed breakdown of contribution amounts at different wage levels, while NDTV Profit and Economic Times focus on the employer compliance burden and the government's incentive scheme. The uniform straight reporting suggests the ministry's messaging has been effectively disseminated. The key figure to watch is how many of the one crore newly covered workers are actually enrolled by employers in the coming payroll cycles.
Coverage: 4 sources, 4 neutral
Sources (4): ndtvprofit.com (neutral report), economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), pib.gov.in (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
