EPFO AO/EO/APFC / SSA And Stenographer 2023 Salary | Job Profile & Promotion
EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023- Important Dates
The Exam dates for EPFO SSA 2023 Exam will be released with detailed EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023 notification. EPFO SSA 2023 Online Registration will be commenced from 27th March to 26th April 2023. Let’s have a look at the important dates for EPFO SSA 2023 Exam.
| EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023- Important Dates | |
| Events | Dates |
| EPFO SSA 2023 Notification | 22nd March 2023 |
| Online Registration Start Date | 27th March 2023 |
| End Date To Apply for EPFO SSA | 26th April 2023 |
| Downloading of EPFO SSA Call Letters | — |
| EPFO SSA Exam Date 2023 | To be notified |
EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023 Salary
The salary for the candidates shortlisted for Social Security Assistant (SSA) and Stenographer posts has been mentioned in the notification. The initial salary for EPFO SSA is Rs. 29,200 (level 5) and for Stenographer is Rs. 25, 500 (level 4).
| EPFO SSA 2023 Salary | |
| Posts | Salary |
| Social Security Assistant (SSA) | Level-5 (Rs. 29,200 to Rs. 92, 300 in the Pay Matrix) |
| Stenographer | Level-4 (Rs. 25,500 to Rs. 81,100 in the Pay Matrix) |
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a government organization that manages the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, which is a retirement benefits scheme available to employees in India. The EPFO department has a hierarchical structure for promotions, which is as follows:
- Social Security Assistant (SSA)
- Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
- Section Supervisor (SS)
- Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer (EO/AO)
- Assistant PF Commissioner(APFC)
- Regional PF Commissioner-II
- Regional PF Commissioner-I
- Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (ACPF)
- Deputy Provident Fund Commissioner (DPFC)
- Provident Fund Commissioner (PFC)
The promotion process in the EPFO department is based on seniority and performance. An employee must meet certain eligibility criteria, such as completing a minimum number of years of service and passing a departmental examination, to be eligible for promotion to the next level. The promotion is subject to the availability of vacancies and clearance of the departmental promotion committee.
Additional Central PF Commissioner- II
PB-4; 37,400- 67,000 plus GP 8700 [Level 13]
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Regional PF Commissioner-I
PB-3; 15,600- 39,100 plus GP 7600 [Level 12]
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Regional PF Commissioner-II
PB-3; 15,600- 39,100 plus GP 6600 [Level 11]
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Assistant PF Commissioner
PB-3; 15,600- 39,100 plus GP 5400/ [Level 10]
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Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer
PB-2; 9300-34800 plus GP 4800 [Level 8]
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EPFO Assistant
PB-2; 9300-34800 plus GP 4600 [Level 7]
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EPFO Senior SSA (Social Security)
PB-3; 5400-28800 plus GP 4200 [Level 5]
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EPFO SSA (Social Security)
PB-3; 5400-28800 plus GP 2800 [Level 5]
| EPFO SSA Salary 2023 | ||
| Post | Social Security Assistant | Stenographer |
| Level | 5 | 4 |
| Pay Matrix | Rs. 29,200-92,300/- | Rs. 25,500-81,100/- |
| Basic Pay | Rs. 29,200 | Rs. 25,500 |
EPFO SSA Job Profile – Postings and Transfers
- An EPFO SSA can be posted in any of the EPFO Offices within the Region for which she/he has been selected.
- As per the Inter Regional (State) Transfer Policy for EPFO Social Security Assistant Cadre, Temporary transfer of an EPFO SSA is allowed for a period of 5 years once in her/his career to any office of choice in any region other than the parent region subject to availability of vacancies.
- An EPFO SSA would be eligible for the Inter Regional (State) Transfer Policy only after completion of 8 years of service (including probation) in the parent State.
EPFO SSA Job Profile – Roles and Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities of an EPFO SSA are very similar to that of Junior Associate, Clerk etc in a Public Sector (PSU) Bank. The complete details of type of work that comes under EPFO SSA Job Profile is given below -:
- One of the requirement to be eligible for the post of EPFO SSA is “having more than 5000 Key Depressions per hour.” This clearly means that an EPFO SSA’s work will be related to computers and typing (Data Entry) like that of a Bank Clerk.
- An EPFO Social Security Assistant would have to support the EPFO Assistant and other higher Officers by providing regular reports and data related to Employees Provident Fund.
- She/He would be responsible to collect and record data about EPFO Premiums, Contributions, etc.
- Proper Maintenance of Data and making it easily available to the officers whenever requested would also be one of the primary responsibilities in EPFO SSA Job Profile.
- Recording and Resolving Queries of EPFO Members would also be one of the responsibilities.
- Based the Department the EPFO SSA is assigned, Her/His Job responsibilities could differ in some way.
