New Delhi, Oct. 27 -- The National Confederation of Pensioners' Associations (NCPA), which represents over 1 million pensioners from public sector undertakings (PSUs) and exempted provident fund establishments, has written to President Droupadi Murmu seeking her intervention on pension on higher wages (PoHW) under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS-95).

In a memorandum dated October 23, 2026, the association urged the President to direct the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to withdraw its January 18, 2025, circular. Here's what retirees and pensioners need to know.

According to the letter, EPS-95 was introduced under Section 6A of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, funded by divert...