EDLI benefit after death - had nine months continued work in this company

Sir, I want to know if a worker was employed in a company for the first five years, which is now closed, and then he joined a new company, but unfortunately passed away during the nine months of continued work in this new company, should he be eligible for the EDLI benefit?

There is no minimum eligibility period of service prescribed in the EDLI Scheme. As the very name indicates, it is an insurance scheme, so the coverage is from the day of EPF membership, and accordingly, the benefit has to accrue.

The family members of a deceased active employee of the Scheme get an amount of 30 times the average salary of the employee, up to a maximum of Rs. 6 Lakh.

EDLI, as the name suggests, is Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance. If the employee is covered under EPF, they become eligible for EDLI.

Dear Member,

EDLI coverage limit has been enhanced from 6 Lakhs to 7 Lakhs.

N. LOKANDHA BABU
Sr. Manager - HR

The scheme was in force only for two years from 15 February 2018 to 14 February 2020. Now, after that, how can we provide the benefits of the EDLI scheme to dependents? Please tell me in detail.

N. K. Gupta
9811787921

EDLI contributions are paid to EPF along with ECR, and EPFO will pay the EDLI benefit to the nominee of the deceased employee after the nominee makes a claim to EPFO.