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    EPF cover salary limit to be increased to Rs. 21,000

    EPF cover salary limit to be increased to Rs. 21,000
    Written by NewsBytes Desk
    Dec 02, 2017, 01:38 pm 2 min read
    EPF cover salary limit to be increased to Rs. 21,000

    The Centre is going to increase the current mandatory Employees Provident Fund (EPF) cover monthly wage cap from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 21,000 to benefit lakhs of employees. The move would increase the number of EPF subscribers to 4.25crore by adding 50lakh more. Finance Ministry gave its approval to Labor Ministry's long-pending proposal, after receiving inputs on the financial implications of the move.

    EPS outflow to increase due to EPF wage hike

    Hiking EPF-cover threshold is expected to raise the outflow of annual Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) by 50% to Rs. 3,000crore. The government currently pays 1.16% of the salary to each EPF subscriber, having a monthly salary less than Rs. 15,000, towards EPS (for post-retirement pension).

    What are the current rules?

    Providing EPF to employees is mandatory for firms with 20 or more workers. Employees earning up to Rs. 15,000 monthly are mandatorily covered; employers and those earning above this threshold can voluntarily opt for EPF. Workers contribute 12% of basic-pay towards EPF. Employers contribute 8.33% of wage to EPS, 3.67% to EPF, 0.65% EPF administrative-charges, 0.5% to Employee Deposit-Linked Insurance, and 0.01% EDLI handling-fee.

    Labor Ministry sends EPF proposal for Finance Ministry's approval

    Employees Provident Fund Organisation's top decision-maker, Central Board of Trustees (CBT), earlier gave its go-ahead to raising the mandatory EPF-cover cap to Rs. 25,000 monthly wage for the workers in the organized sector. Following the CBT's approval, the Labor Ministry sent its proposal regarding the same to the Finance Ministry for its consent, which is required for the subsequent notification by the government.

    EPF cover revised nine times so far

    Since inception in 1952, the EPFO hiked the EPF cover wage threshold nine times; the latest revision of Rs. 6,500 monthly salary was done in November 2014. Also, the government's another social security scheme, Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) salary cap was raised from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 21,000 in September last year to provide medical/cash and insurance benefits to more workers.

    Extending benefits to entire working population

    The Labor Ministry also proposes to extend the EPF, EPS, and ESIC schemes, which currently provide provident fund, pension, and insurance benefits to a section of organized-sector workers, to India's entire working population of 49-crore under a comprehensive social security net.

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