In Context
∙ Government has launched a web portal of Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization (CMPFO) namely C- CARES.
About
∙ It is designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), an R&D organization under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
∙ At present, CMPFO processes settlement claims of Provident Fund subscribers and pensioners manually.
∙ With the launch of the portal, settlement of PF and pension claims will now be processed and settled online.
Coal Mines Provident Fund Organization
∙ It is an autonomous organization under the aegis of the Ministry of Coal.
∙ It was established in the year 1948 for administering Provident Fund and Pension schemes for the purpose of providing social security to the coal sector workers. Source: PIB
