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The latest EPFO development has made this question even more interesting. The Union Cabinet has approved raising the mandatory EPFO wage ceiling from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per month, with the government expecting more than 51 lakh additional employees to enter mandatory EPFO coverage. But EPS-95 pensioners should be careful about one important point: the wage-ceiling increase does not itself approve a higher minimum pension. EPFO actuarial documents do, however, show that different minimum-pension possibilities—including ₹2,000, ₹3,000 and ₹5,000—have been examined for their financial and long-term impact. So what is the real connection between the new ₹25,000 ceiling and the minimum EPS-95 pension? Could the changing EPFO framework influence future discussions? This video explains the latest development in simple language and separates confirmed government decisions from possibilities being studied.