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Government approves 8.65% interest on EPF for 2016-17

Govt relaxed EPF rules to avail advance without tedious paperwork in case of medical exigencies

You can now withdraw 90% EPF to buy home, pay EMI from account

To be eligible for withdrawal, the member should have contributed to the fund for at least 3 years

Finance Ministry approves 8.65% interest rate on EPF for 2016-17

The EPFO trustees had approved 8.65% rate on EPF in December 2016

Making EPF optional in a developing country

The Central government made EPF optional for certain made-up sectors to boost job prospects

Labour ministry in dark over optional EPF in textile made-ups sector

The government in June had decided to change labour laws in the textiles sector

Higher equity share can boost EPF's returns

Rather than one-year returns, look at benefits of long-term investment in equity

Subir Roy: Rule by boffins & political lightweights

Linked to EPF is the issue of social security or pension for all. A new public pension system has been introduced which is as poorly sold as it is unattractive

Oppn slams FinMin decision to slash EPF interest rate

CPI(M) member Tapan Kumar Sen slams the move as "unilateral, undemocratic" action

EPF dilemmas

Reform a casualty amid much confusion

FinMin approves 8.7% interest on EPF for 2015-16: Labour Ministry

EPFO's apex decision-making body, CBT, in February 2016, had proposed an interim rate of interest at 8.8%

PM Modi asks Jaitley to reconsider taxing part of EPF withdrawals, say sources

Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel says has also asked PM to roll back the Budget proposal

All you need to know about the Employee Provident Fund

EPF has traditionally been the only tool for Indians, especially the salaried class, to save for their retirement corpus.

Govt buries EPF tax after massive protest from salaried middle-class

FM retains tax exemption for National Pension System

FinMin officials under fire for EPF tax row

Now, officials say none of the people involved in the Budget-making process anticipated how unpopular the proposal would become

People's concerns on EPF tax proposal legitimate: Sinha

The government rolled back the proposal to tax EPF withdrawals as it realised that concerns raised by lots of people are very legitimate, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said today. ".. We realised that other than looking at something that would guide people towards retirement income, it actually resulted in situation where lots of people felt 60 per cent of the corpus of EPF that was restricted in terms of withdrawal was taking flexibility away from their own retirement plan which was a very legitimate concern that has come up," Sinha said at an event organised by industry body FICCI. Sinha said that the objective of the proposal was to provide "further benefits to salaried class as far as pension was concerned". In the face of all round attack, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today completely rolled back the controversial proposal to tax the employees' provident fund (EPF) at the time of withdrawal. In the Budget for 2016-17, Finance Minister Arun ...

My pressure forced govt to relieve salaried class: Rahul Gandhi on EPF rollback

Jaitley said today that the common man is liable for no tax on withdrawal from EPF and other superannuation funds

Arun Jaitley rolls back proposal to tax provident fund

The Finance Minister withdrew the proposals in para 138 and 139 on his budget speech

EPF tax withdrawal big victory for 2.5 lakh people: Change.org

An online petition, to withdraw EPF tax, started by finance professional Vaibhav Aggarwal had got support of 2.5 lakh people

EPF rollback, a victory for common people: Mamata Banerjee

The West Bengal CM tweeted that she was happy that the EPF issue was first raised by them

FM Arun Jaitley rolls back EPF tax proposal

The Finance Minister on Tuesday rolled back a Budget 2016 proposal to tax 60% of EPF withdrawals