15L Higher-Pension Claims Filed: Is Yours Done?

Over 15 lakh EPFO members have applied for higher pension under the Supreme Court's 2022 order. Only 1.49 lakh pension payment orders are issued so far, and thousands of claims are still pending. If you haven't filed yet, your window may be closing.

Here's what happened: Over 15.24 lakh EPFO members have submitted higher-pension claims following the Supreme Court's landmark 2022 ruling on EPS-95 pension calculations.. EPFO has issued roughly 1.49 lakh pension payment orders (PPOs) so far, while approximately 11,595 claims remained pending for processing as of early August 2026.. EPFO has also introduced updated EPF withdrawal rules alongside the higher-pension process, changing how members access their provident fund corpus..

What you should do: Log in to the EPFO Unified Member Portal (unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in) with your UAN and check your EPS-95 pension option status under the 'Pension on Higher Salary' section.. Contact your current or past employer's HR department to complete joint verification — this is the single biggest reason claims get stuck, and you cannot clear it without employer cooperation.. Compare your projected higher pension amount against your existing NPS or other retirement corpus before finalising — a bigger EPS pension reduces your lump-sum PF payout, so model both scenarios..

If your employer is unresponsive on joint verification, file a grievance on EPFO's EPFiGMS portal — EPFO can flag the employer directly, which often unblocks stuck claims faster than email follow-ups.

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