Employees Provident Fund
13 Apr 2019
As is common knowledge, Employees' Provident Fund is a mandatory contribution from the salaries of professionals.
11 Mar 2019
Although, linking Aadhaar with the Universal Account Number (UAN), issued by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) is not mandatory, it might still help you make UAN transactions more conveniently.
21 Feb 2019
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) on Thursday announced a hike of 0.1% in the interest rate on employees' provident fund (PF) deposits for FY 2018-19.
17 Dec 2018
The Employee Provident Fund (EPF), also known as Provident Fund, is a long-term investment instrument for the salaried individuals that is offered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
25 Aug 2018
Nearly 1.2 crore jobs were created in the country in the 10-month period till June this year, as per a Central Statistics Office (CSO) report.
02 Aug 2018
Gone are the days when your Employees Provident Fund (EPF) details were released at the end of the financial year.
29 Jul 2018
Gone are the days when your Employees Provident Fund (EPF) details were released at the end of the financial year.
23 Jul 2018
Gone are the days when your Employees Provident Fund (EPF) details were released at the end of the financial year.
23 Jul 2018
An employee, who is not in employment for a month, may be allowed to avail 75% of the Provident Fund standing to his credit, Labor Minister Santosh Gangwar said.
17 Jul 2018
Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is primarily a retirement benefit scheme by the Government of India for all salaried individuals in which employees get their accumulated funds after retirement or job-loss to finance their expenditures.
15 Jul 2018
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier public institutes offering the best engineering and technology education in India.
27 Jun 2018
Bringing cheer to crores, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to allow PF subscribers to withdraw 75% balance after remaining unemployed for a month, and keep the account running.
21 Feb 2018
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) is going to announce the provident fund interest rate for its five crore subscribers for 2017-18 after a meeting of its highest decision-maker, Central Board of Trustees (CBT).
01 Feb 2018
Arun Jaitley presented the first post-GST Budget amid high expectations of positive changes in tax rates.
22 Jan 2018
According to reports, the NDA government is planning to keep the interest rates unchanged on PF deposits at last year's 8.65%.
20 Jan 2018
The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) said today that it would be able to eliminate multiple account numbers of one individual once the Aadhaar seeding is complete.
08 Dec 2017
India's largest private bank ICICI Bank has introduced a fully-digital service to enable its customers to open a Public Provident Fund (PPF) online.
02 Dec 2017
22 Nov 2017
In a rare occurrence, Praveen Kohli, a former Haryana Tourism Corporation employee, received a whopping 1200% hike in his pension this November, four years after retirement.
16 Nov 2017
Whether you have resigned, retired or were fired, interest on your provident fund account is taxable in the year of credit after employment.
08 Sep 2017
Now employees can view the total accumulated balance of their employees' provident fund (EPF) account through universal account numbers (UAN) allocated by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
11 Aug 2017
Making life easier for employees, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has announced that starting next month, your PF account would be automatically transferred upon job change.
04 Aug 2017
Expanding the scope of Aadhaar even more, the government has now made Aadhaar mandatory for registration of deaths starting October 1, 2017.
15 Jul 2017
Now employees can view the total accumulated balance of their employees' provident fund (EPF) account through universal account numbers (UAN) allocated by the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).
28 May 2017
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization's central board of trustees will invest 15% or over Rs. 18,000 crore in stocks this financial year in a bid to stimulate the stock market.
17 May 2017
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization has reduced the period for settlement of claims to 10 days. The eventual goal is to settle claims within three hours.
09 May 2017
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has recently launched an initiative that will allow citizens to submit their claims online.
28 Apr 2017
In its attempt to relax rules, the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) decided to allow individuals to withdraw money for treating illnesses, funding education and building houses on the basis of a self-declaration.
20 Apr 2017
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said the Finance Ministry ratified that the finance ministry has approved 8.65% interest rates on EPF deposits.
17 Apr 2017
Finance Ministry has now grudgingly given a go-ahead to Labour Ministry to provide an 8.65% rate of interest, on the EPF for 2016-17, as decided earlier by EPFO trustees.
11 Apr 2017
Approximately four crore members of the Employee Provident Fund Organization, the retirement fund body, will be able to settle claims such as EPF withdrawals through UMANG, a mobile application.
30 Mar 2017
The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, without accepting any of the 5 amendments suggested by the Rajya Sabha.
30 Mar 2017
The opposition forced 5 amendments to the Finance Bill to be adopted by the Rajya Sabha, in what is seen as a setback to the Centre.
26 Mar 2017
In an attempt to implement a fool-proof identity verification system, telcos have been asked to link mobile numbers to their owners' Aadhaar numbers.
22 Mar 2017
Arun Jaitley suggested a major overhaul in finance bill to bring about electoral reforms.
22 Mar 2017
The government has made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar number for individuals applying for PAN Cards or filing I-T returns.
16 Mar 2017
In a relief to home buyers, the government seeks to amend the Employees' Provident Fund scheme, to allow users to withdraw up to 90% of their EPF savings to put the down payment for buying a house.
08 Mar 2017
The government has made it mandatory for below-poverty-line (BPL) households to produce an Aadhaar card to avail of free cooking gas under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
08 Mar 2017
The Centre clarified that no person will be deprived of benefits and subsidy schemes due to the lack of an Aadhaar card.
18 Feb 2017
Students outside of J&K wishing to apply for the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme will have to mandatorily provide their Aadhaar details.
