Provident fund damages recovery powers authorised for regional officers with territorially mapped jurisdiction under the EPF law. Authorizes specified provident fund commissioners to exercise powers under section 14B of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 to recover damages from employers by way of penalty for defaults relating to covered factories and establishments, with territorial jurisdiction allocated in the Schedule. The notification supersedes the earlier 17 April 2002 notification and takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.