Reduction in PF Contribution – Get the Details With a view to bring contribution under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 to be paid by employer and employee at par with other savings instruments like the National Pension System, Contributory Provident Fund etc., an agenda item for lowering the rate … Read more
Freezing of DA & DR: IRTSA Appeals to Credit Additional DA to Provident Fund The Indian Railways Technical Supervisors Association (IRTSA) is taking a strong stance against the government’s decision to freeze Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for its employees. In a recent memo sent to the Ministry of Finance, the IRTSA has … Read more
PPF Interest Rate Oct 2019 – 7.9% (SBI and HDFC PPF Interest Rate Calculation and Calculator 2019-20) Govt Notified Revised Interest Rate of Public Provident Fund (PPF) from 1.10.2019 – 7.9.% The rate of interest for Public Provident Fund (PPF) from 1.10.2019 to 31.12.2019 is 7.90 percent. PPF Interest 7.9% continues… The interest rates of … Read more
EPFO”s investment in stocks Whether it is a fact that the EPFO”s investment in stocks through Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) would cross the Rs. 45,000 crore mark by the end of this fiscal? No. Whether it is also a fact that the rate of return on this investment for the last year was 13.3 per … 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
Govt puts on hold new Provident Fund withdrawal norms till July 31 The Govt puts on hold new Provident Fund withdrawal norms till July 31. New PF withdrawal norms proposes to bar withdrawal of employer’s contribution to the provident fund corpus until the employee attains the age of 58 years. On the issue of new … Read more
Reduction of Interest Rates on Public Provident Fund Interest Rates on various Small Savings Schemes for the 1st Quarter of 2016-17 notified Additional Interest Rate spreads which the Government allows on Small Savings Schemes like PPF, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme, Sukanya Samridhi Scheme and NSC etc. are being continued and included in the rates notified … Read more
Tax on Provident Fund withdrawn The Centre has withdrawn its proposal to impose tax on Employee Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals. From the very beginning, Central Government Employees unions all over the country have been opposing the government’s decision to impose tax on the money that they had been saving during their entire careers. After the Union … Read more
Centre decides to withdraw tax on Provident Fund News have surfaced that the Prime Minister has instructed the Finance Minister to put a hold on the proposed plan to impose taxes on PF withdrawals. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to make an official announcement in this regard shortly. Employee unions all over the country have been … Read more
Deduction of Income Tax on withdrawal of Provident Fund 60% NATIONAL COUNCIL (STAFF SIDE) Joint Consultative Machinery for Central Government Employees 13-C, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi – 110001 E Mail: nc.jchm.np@gmail.com No. NC-JCM/2016 Dated:- 1st March, 2016 To The Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi. Dear Sir, Sub: Deduction of Income … Read more