Coal mine workers, pensioners to get PF alerts on mobiles

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To set the ball rolling, CMPFO would go for Aadhar number seeding of coal employees and their pensioners Come December 25 this year and a pool of over five lakh coal mine workers across the country will get access to their provident fund (PF) balance on their mobile handsets. The Coal Mines Provident Fund Organisation (CMPFO) with a mandate to handle around Rs 75,000 crore of assets aims to submit status of claim, PF balance and pension payment through SMS service by December 25 coinciding with the day of good governance.