EPFO likely to set up offices in Latin America, Africa soon: Report

With the new offices in other continents, the organisation is aiming to help the smaller countries in the region to develop their own social security

In a bid to increase its presence outside India, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) may soon set up consultancy offices in Latin America and Africa. According to a report by Economic Times (ET), the organisation may also rope in global experts. 

"By 2037, EPFO aims to have a strong presence and service centres in Asia and the Pacific followed by setting up consultancy offices in Latin America and Africa," an official was quoted as saying by ET. 

The official added that EPFO has prepared a detailed roadmap for the next two and a half decades for it to become