EPF Rate of Interest 8.65% Central Board of Trustees, EPF recommends crediting of 8.65% rate of interest on Accumulations in the EPF Member’s Account for the year 2018-19 The 224th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held here today under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment (I/C) … Read more
Aadhaar linking and interoperability of GPF, PPF and EPF Aadhaar linking and interoperability of General Provident Fund (GPF), Public Provident Fund (PPF) and Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) -regarding. Employees Provident Fund Organisation (Ministry of Labour, Govt. of India) No.CAIU/011(44)2016/Aadhar/10273 Date: 22 SEP 2017 To All ACCs (Zones) including ACC (ASD), All RPFC-I/ RPFC 11 (Regional … Read more
EPF Member can withdraw 90% fund for purchase of house Government to Amend EPF Scheme, 1952 to Enable EPF Members to Withdraw upto 90 Percent Fund for Purchase of House The Government has taken a decision for modification in the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952 to add a new paragraph 68 BD under which … Read more
CBT recommends 8.65% interest on EPF to its subscribers for the year 2016-17 Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 19-December-2016 16:54 IST Shri Bandaru Dattatreya chaired the 215th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (EPF) CBT recommends 8.65% interest on EPF to its subscribers for the year 2016-17 The … Read more
Restriction on EPF withdrawal As per extant rules governing the withdrawal of Employer’s contribution from the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, a member can withdraw both the employer’s share of contribution and his own share under the following circumstances: – (i) On retirement from service after attaining the age of 55 years. (ii) On retirement on … Read more
Central Government decides to withdraw the notification on withdrawal from EPF Government Decides to withdraw the 10th February 2016 Notification with Immediate Effect Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 21-April-2016 17:51 IST Government Decides to withdraw the 10th February 2016 Notification with Immediate Effect Government had issued a notification dated 10th February … Read more
NPS is more beneficial than EPF Is NPS better than EPF? The NPS is more complicated than EPF, but it may ensure a sufficient retirement kitty If there’s one investment option that has received generous tax breaks in the Budget, it is the National Pension System (NPS). In a watershed move, the Finance Minister has … Read more
Online Transfer of Provident Fund A revised transfer claim settlement process has been started through an Online Transfer Claim Portal to smoothen the process of transfer of PF accounts. The revised process has following features:- (i) The claim can be submitted by the member in the online mode in addition to physical mode. (ii) The … Read more