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EPFO wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000: How much could your ₹7L EPF insurance cover increase? Here's how to calculate

LiveMint - Money · 16 September 2026 at 8:14 pm

EPFO wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000: How much could your ₹7L EPF insurance cover increase? Here's how to calculate

The Union Cabinet raised the EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000, potentially increasing the life insurance cover under the EDLI scheme from ₹7 lakh to an estimated ₹10.5 lakh.

This change could benefit between 50 lakh and 1 crore new EPFO members.

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EPFO wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000: How much could your ₹7L EPF insurance cover increase? Here's how to calculate

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