EPFO to get Suvidha Providers, KYC drive and any-office service: Mandaviya
Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced EPFO reforms, including EPF Suvidha Providers and a mission-mode KYC drive, while opening a new EPFO building at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025.
Summary
Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the new Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) at Vatva, Gujarat, on 26 December 2025 and announced reforms for EPFO services. Mandaviya said EPFO offices would become single-window centres where any EPF issue can be resolved at any regional office, authorised EPF Suvidha Providers would guide members, and a mission-mode KYC drive would release money locked in inoperative accounts. Mandaviya said EPFO holds a corpus of ₹28 lakh crore and pays 8.25% interest, that India's social security coverage has risen from 19% before 2014 to 64% as per the ILO, and that 100 crore citizens will be covered by March 2026.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 26 December 2025, Vatva (Gujarat)
- Reforms
- Any-office service; EPF Suvidha Providers; mission-mode KYC for inoperative accounts
- EPFO corpus / interest
- ₹28 lakh crore; 8.25%
- Social security coverage
- 19% before 2014 → 64% (ILO); 94 crore covered
- Target
- 100 crore citizens by March 2026
- Auto settlement
- Claims up to ₹5 lakh
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What name has the Labour Ministry given to the authorised facilitators who will guide EPFO members in accessing benefits?
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Correct answer: B — EPF Suvidha Providers
PIB 2208948: the Government will introduce EPF Suvidha Providers, authorised facilitators who guide members and act as a bridge between citizens and EPFO.
By when did the Labour Minister say India would bring 100 crore citizens under social security coverage?
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Correct answer: C — March 2026
PIB 2208948: 94 crore people are covered today and by March 2026 India will ensure coverage for 100 crore citizens.
Consider the following statements made at the EPFO event at Vatva on 26 December 2025: 1. EPFO holds a fund corpus of about ₹28 lakh crore. 2. As per the ILO, India's social security coverage rose from 19% before 2014 to 64%. 3. EPF claims of up to ₹1 lakh only are settled automatically. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2208948: the corpus is ₹28 lakh crore and coverage rose from 19% to 64% as per the ILO. Settlements up to ₹5 lakh are now processed automatically, so statement 3 is wrong.