Revision of monetary ceiling for purchase/reimbursement of briefcase/official bag/ladies purses as per DoP&T: EPFO Order Oct, 2024
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
Head Office
Plate A, Ground Floor, Block li, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023
No: (E-27818) HRD/1(71)2020/Misc. / 1104
Date: 01 OCT 2024
To,
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (HQ)/Director (PDNASS),
All Additional Central P.F. Commissioners (Zones)/Add!. CPFC(ASD),
All RPFCs/OIC-in-Charge of Region.
Sub: Revision of monetary ceiling for purchase/reimbursement of briefcase/official bag/ladies purses — reg.
In supersession of earlier order no. A-45012/5/2022-HRM-VIII/14789 dated 09.12.2022 regarding instructions for providing briefcase/handbag to officers/officials of EPFO, the monetary ceiling/limit for providing briefcase/handbag to the officers/officials of the EPFO has been revised as per DoP&T circular no. G-27052/01/2024-Cash dated 13.08.2024 (copy enclosed) subject to the following conditions with immediate effect as under:
| Sr. No. | Level of officers | Revised limit (in Rs.) inclusive of GST | Period |
| 1. | Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Level-15) | 10,000/- | Once in 3 years (from the date of the invoice related to purchase) |
| 2. | Addl. CPFC (HQ) and Equivalent (level-14) | 8,125/- | -do- |
| 3. | Addl. CPFC/ RPFC-I and Equivalent (level-12, 13 & 13A) | 6,250/- | -do- |
| 4. | RPFC-II or Equivalent (Level11) | 5,000/- | -do- |
| 5. | APFC or Equivalent (Level-10) | 5,000/- | -do- |
| 6. | SO/EO-AOIPS or Equivalent (Level-8&9) | 5,000/- | -do- |
| 7. | [ASO/SS/PA or Equivalent(Level-7) | 4,375/- | -do- |
2. The officer/officials may be allowed to procure briefcase/office bags/ladies purses of their own choice from any private/public outlet. However, reimbursement shall be restricted to the above mentioned ceiling limits
3. One briefcase/ office bag/ ladies purse shall be provided to the above officers/officials on joining the EPFO or after a lapse of three years from the date of purchase of earlier one without requiring the officer to deposit the old briefcase or bag.
4. The monetary ceiling of the briefcase/ office bags/ladies purses of all category of officers/officials is inclusive of GST.
5. The above revised ceiling will be effective from the date of issue.
(This issues with the approval of the CPFC)
Encl. as above
Yours faithfully,
(Saurabh Tripathi)
Regional P.F. Commissioner-I (HRD-I)
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