Who is the Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF?
- A.The Union Finance Minister
- B.The Union Minister for Labour and Employment
- C.The Central Provident Fund Commissioner
- D.The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Union Minister for Labour and Employment. Mansukh Mandaviya, who holds the Labour and Employment portfolio along with Youth Affairs and Sports, presided over the Foundation Day function in his capacity as Chairman of the Central Board of Trustees of the EPF. Option A is wrong because the Finance Minister has no such role in this body. Option C confuses two distinct offices: Ramesh Krishnamurthi, the Central Provident Fund Commissioner, heads the organisation at the executive level and addressed the gathering separately, but he does not chair the Board. Option D is wrong because the Reserve Bank has no part in the governance of EPFO. The Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Chandra Bhushan Kumar, also spoke, calling for social protection and labour reform to reach unorganised sector workers at the last mile.
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Practice Questions
Which Foundation Day did the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation celebrate on 1 November 2026?
- A.72nd
- B.73rd
- C.74th
- D.75th
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EPFO observed its 74th Foundation Day at the Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, marking a journey of seventy-four years from a statutory provident fund body, founded on a commitment of 1952, to one of the leading social security institutions in the country.
Read the full explanation →Inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to which amount will now be settled automatically?
- A.Rs 500
- B.Rs 1,000
- C.Rs 5,000
- D.Rs 10,000
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Under the scheme launched on the Foundation Day, subscribers holding Aadhaar-verified inoperative EPF accounts with balances up to one thousand rupees need not file an individual claim at all; EPFO will begin settlement on its own after the prescribed identity and bank-account verification and transfer the dues to the rightful…
Read the full explanation →What was EPFO’s average claim settlement time in October 2026?
- A.7.5 days
- B.5.2 days
- C.3.9 days
- D.2.57 days
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The Foundation Day function showcased the effect of the technological overhaul carried out through the CITES 2.01 platform, and the sharpest measure of it was the fall in the average time taken to settle a claim, which stood at 2.57 days in October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Who is the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying visiting Sikkim?
- A.Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- B.G. Kishan Reddy
- C.Satish Chandra Dubey
- D.Vikram Dev Dutt
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He is the minister visiting the Gangtok and Mangan districts of Sikkim on 2 and 3 November 2026 to review fisheries development, launch the Standard Operating Procedure for organic fish farming, inaugurate projects worth Rs 375 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and meet fish farmers.
Read the full explanation →Organic fisheries clusters under PMMSY have been notified in which two states?
- A.Sikkim and Meghalaya
- B.Assam and Tripura
- C.Sikkim and Manipur
- D.Nagaland and Meghalaya
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Among the fisheries production and processing clusters notified under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, the organic fisheries clusters are in these two states, which is also why a Standard Operating Procedure for organic fish farming is being launched during the ministerial visit to Sikkim.
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