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EPFO: Constitution of Suspension Review Committees 2026

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India

Head Office: Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023

Circular No: AVS-21012/1/2025-DAR/E-1119401/1822 Date: 05 MAR 2026

To: All Addl. CPFC (HQ)/Director (PDUNASS), All Addl. CPFC (Zones), All RPFCs/OICs, Regional Offices/ASD-HO/DOS.

Subject: Constitution of Review Committees for the purpose of reviewing suspension cases.

References:
1. Head Office Circular No. Vig.XXV (15) 2004/4052 dated 21.11.2005.
2. Head Office Circular No. HR/AVS/78/14/Suspension Review/38132 dated 16.02.2015.

The following regulations regarding suspension review are part of the EPF (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 2025:

(a) Orders of suspension must be reviewed by the competent authority before the expiry of 90 days from the effective date, based on the Review Committee's recommendations.

(b) Subsequent reviews must occur before the expiry of the extended suspension period, which cannot exceed 180 days at a time.

Reconstituted Suspension Review Committees

Sl. No. Officer/Official Level Review Committee Composition
1 Officers whose appointing authority is the Central Board Chairperson, EC; CPFC; JS & CVO (MoL&E)
2 Officials whose appointing authority is the CPFC / ACC (HQ) Human Resources CPFC; ACC (HQ) HR; CVO, EPFO
3 Officials whose appointing authority is the ACC (HR) ACC (HQ) HR; ACC, Resources; ACC (Vigilance)
4 Officials whose appointing authority is the ACC (HQ) / ACC, Zone RPFC-I (In-charge of HR in Zonal Office); RPFC-I (HR), Zone; DD (Vigilance) of the concerned Zone
5 Officials whose appointing authority is the RPFC-I (In-charge of ASD in Headquarters) ACC (HR); RPFC-I (ASD); DD (Vigilance), Vigilance Hqrs.

This order is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority and supersedes previous circulars dated 21.11.2005 and 16.02.2015.

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