EPFO Cadre Restructuring Committee Under BP Sharma
Why in the news
In December 2025 the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) set up a committee to rework its cadre structure.
Key facts
- Chair: BP Sharma, ex-Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
- Task: examine EPFO’s current organisational and workforce set-up.
- Expected output: reforms aimed at better staffing, efficiency and service delivery.
What the panel will do
- Review the workforce structure and how workload is spread.
- Recommend restructuring or rationalisation across cadres.
- Suggest steps to lift service delivery and organisational efficiency.
- Propose mechanisms for deputation or exchange of officers so that external expertise comes in.
Exam angle
- Body involved: EPFO.
- Committee head: BP Sharma, former DoPT Secretary.
- Subject: cadre restructuring.