with less than 12 days is all that is available for individuals to apply for higher pension under the employees pension scheme eps to add to the challenge they would have to collect and submit a range of documents with the applicationthe last date to submit the application for the higher pension under the eps is march 3 2023 the employees provident fund organisation epfo issued guidelines for existing employees on february 20 2023 the epfo circular says the pf commissioner will specify the form and manner in which eligible employees will have to submit the application further an online window is yet to be provided to submit the request for higher pension an eligible employee has to submit documents such as an undertaking to allow transfer of funds from provident fund to pension fund proof of employers share in provident fund on higher wages exceeding the prevalent wage ceiling of rs 5000rs 6500 joint option form containing declaration of both employer and employee for higher contribution towards eps as 833 of the actual wages in futurewith few days left for the deadline and a long list of documents to be gathered for the submission many employees would prefer an extension of the deadlinealso read how to check your eps membership status to receive higher pension et wealth spoke to several experts on why there is a need to extend the last date to apply for the higher pension under the eps heres what they said anshul prakash partner employment labour benefits khaitan co overall the epfos approach has been lacking promptness in terms of necessary guidance on the next steps for the beneficiaries multiple circulars beginning december 2022 have led to confusion and the current deadline appears difficult to be met in the absence of general clarity for the beneficiaries that said the deadline was set by the supreme court and it would be difficult to have epfo extend it unless the sc intervenes on any further application to be filed by any concerned beneficiariesaarti raote partner deloitte india employers had been awaiting clarification and guidance from the epfo which came as late as of february 20 with the deadline being march 3 the eligible employees are fighting against time to ensure the application is made in time there are others who still have questions and hence the employee will ask for extension of the time period to avail of the benefitalso read how to calculate pension under epspuneet gupta partner people advisory services ey india in its circular dated february 20 2023 the epfo has clarified that employees who did not exercise higher pension option before september 1 2014 would be entitled to exercise joint option within 4 months from the date of ruling ie on or before march 3 2023 on the process to apply for a higher pension the circular clarifies that such a request for a higher pension will be made in such form and manner as may be specified by the