EPFO delayed a retiree’s Rs 14.06 lakh PF claim by 35 days, citing a missing document; consumer court rejects defence and orders 6% interest
The commission held that the EPFO was required to process and settle the claim within the prescribed period. (Image for representative purpose only) Your provident fund savings are your retirement corpus. In one case of what the consumer court saw as a delay in disbursal of claim amount, retiree has been awarded a 6% interest…