EPFO distributes Pension Payment Orders under ‘PRAYAAS' initiative
According to a press release, the Pension Payment Orders were presented by Debi Prasad Bhattacharya, Regional PF Commissioner-I, in the presence of officials including D.Govindarajan, Assistant PF Commissioner (Accts), Bipin Kumar, Assistant PF Commissioner (Pension), A.Prakash, Accounts Officer (Pension), S. Senthilvel, Nodal officer (PRAYAAS) and K.Anandi, Section Supervisor (Pension).
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