Among the many benefits the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provides to all private sector employees is the Employee Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI). This free insurance cover, which was launched in 1976, provides financial assistance in the form of insurance to the family members in the event of death of the EPFO member while on the job. In case of the death of an employee while on the job, the nominee or legal heir of an active member of EPFO receives a lump sum payment of up to Rs 7 lakh.