The CBI has arrested a man for allegedly altering Aadhaar card details to withdraw Provident Funds of unsuspecting persons through online claims, officials said on Monday. Delhi-based mastermind Priyanshu Kumar allegedly orchestrated the fraud with the help of his gang, where he allegedly targeted individuals whose Aadhaar cards were not linked to their PF accounts, they said. The CBI has alleged that 11 Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) members were targeted through 39 fake claims and Rs 1.83 crore was siphoned off. The agency registered a case on February 8, 2022, against seven establishments and unidentified individuals on a complaint from the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) related to alleged fraudulent activities involving identity theft aimed at illegally withdrawing funds from the PF accounts of genuine beneficiaries. The gang allegedly registered establishments in various cities like Nagpur, Aurangabad, Patna, Ranchi, in which PF coverage was taken online withou
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"As per paragraph 72(6) of the EPF Scheme 1952, certain accounts are classified as Inoperative Accounts. All such Inoperative Accounts, however, have definite claimants
The number of new monthly subscribers under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) has declined by 7.5 per cent to 777,232 in January 2023 from 840,372 in December 2022
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"The old pension scheme is like accepting a post-dated cheque of a bank that is bound to fail"
However, the option to avail higher pension by the existing employees is still open till May 3
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Surprisingly, the number of new male subscribers fell more (14.9 per cent) than female (12.9 per cent) in December
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The approved consultant will be empanelled with the EPFO headquarters in New Delhi for a tenure of three years
Order gives employees four months to join
Any EPF pensioner can get the PPO number using either the bank account number or PF number
Net payroll additions, which are calculated taking into account new additions, number of exits, and return of old subscribers, has grown only slightly from 1,652,818 in July to 1,694,211 in August.
Payroll data released by the National Statistical Office shows only 18.67 per cent of the persons that rejoined and re-subscribed employees' provident fund (EPF) are female
A quarter would be retained for regular service. For this year, the upper age limit has been increased to 23
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