Which of the following are included under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952?
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1. Employees’ Provident Fund
- 2. Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme
- 3. Employees’ Permanent Total Disablement Pension
- 4. Pension of the Employees’ Widows
2, 3 and 4 only
1 and 4 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2, 3 and 4
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1. The Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPF)
2. The Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 (which provides for various pensions, including disablement and widow pensions)
3. The Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI)
Therefore, the benefits like Employees’ Permanent Total Disablement Pension (which is a type of disablement pension under EPS) and Pension of the Employees’ Widows (also under EPS) are provided through schemes established under the 1952 Act. All four listed items are either the main schemes or types of benefits provided under the schemes framed by the Act.
– The Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) provides for various forms of pension, including superannuation pension, disability pension, widow pension, and children pension.
– The Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) provides life insurance cover.