EPFO onboards Air India staff

The Labour Ministry mentioned on Saturday that the EPFO has onboarded Air India Ltd for social safety advantages like PF, pension and insurance coverage and has obtained contributions for about 7,453 staff for the month of December from the airline.
The Tata Group took over the debt-ridden airline from the Government of India.  Air India had utilized for EPFO protection, which has been allowed, the retirement fund physique mentioned.
“EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) onboards Air India for social security coverage to service the social security needs of their employees. Air India Ltd applied for voluntarily covered u/s 1(4) of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 which has been allowed vide gazette notification on January 13, 2022 — with effect from December 1, 2021,” the ministry said.
The social safety advantages will probably be supplied to round 7,453 staff, it added.  WITH PTI