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Check Your October Payslip: The EPF Wage Ceiling Is Now ₹25,000 — Who Pays More, Who Gets Pulled In, and What It Does to Your Pension

Under Ministry of Labour and Employment Gazette Notification S.O. 5109(E) effective 17 September 2026, the statutory EPF, EPS, and EDLI wage ceiling has jumped from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month—making October 2026 the first full payroll cycle where capped deductions rise by up to ₹1,200 and millions of excluded workers enter the pension net.