Current Affairs 29 June 2026

•The Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026, the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 and the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 2026 under the Code on Social Security, 2020.

•They replace the schemes framed under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 - the EPF Scheme of 1952, the Employees' Pension Scheme of 1995 and the older Family Pension Scheme of 1971, and the EDLI Scheme of 1976.

•The change is legal and administrative rather than structural: PF balances, Universal Account Numbers, past contributions and existing benefits all continue unchanged.

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29 June 2026

New EPF and Pension Schemes 2026 Notified Under the Code on Social Security, 2020

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