ACB in Gurugram arrested an enforcement officer of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), and a private person red-handed for taking Rs 7 lakh as a bribe
India's lagging pension savings may need a leg-up as the economy grows
Employees Provident Fund or EPF is a mandatory savings and retirement scheme for employees of an eligible organisation, which can be used as a corpus post-retirement.
There are several financial deadlines that taxpayers and bank customers must keep in mind or they lead to fines and penalties
National unemployment is expected to grow though
Of new young subscribers, the share of women, however, fell by 2.7 per cent to 119,033 in March from 122,395 in February
Under the old EPS pension scheme, basic salary cap is taken to be Rs 6,500 until Aug 31, 2014 and Rs 15,000 thereafter
Factor in both the size of your retirement corpus and the risks in this scheme before taking the leap
This transfer will happen once the application form for higher pension is accepted by the social security organisation
Subscribers or pensioners opting for higher pension will get three months to give their consent for diverting additional contributions or dues under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), stated a circular on Thursday. Earlier in November 2022, the Supreme Court asked the government to give subscribers four months for opting for a higher pension. The EPFO provided an online facility to submit the joint option form (with employers) to the subscribers for opting for a higher pension till May 3, 2023. Later the deadline was extended until June 26, 2023. There was a lack of clarity about how this additional higher contribution for exercising the option would be worked out and paid. The members were also not aware whether they would be given the option to withdraw from the higher pension scheme in case the additional payout is exorbitant. The circular has clarified that the additional outgo would be worked out by field officers and
In accordance with the letter and spirit of the EPF and MP Act and the code, the government decided to draw an additional contribution of 1.16% from employees
Labour ministry issues clarification about social security schemes run by EPFO
Earlier, the online facility was to remain available only till May 3, after EPFO had earlier extended the timeline in late March, after receiving multiple requests from employee organisations
The latest EPFO payroll figures from the past five years (2017-22) indicate that Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Haryana have contributed significantly to the overall net EPFO
Those applying for a higher EPS pension will have to submit a joint form with the employer
Ahead of the second round of auction scheduled on April 26, lenders of debt-ridden Reliance Capital (RCap) will meet on Monday to resolve concerns raised by bidders, sources said. Both the potential bidders, Torrent Investment and IndusInd International Holdings Ltd (IIHL) of Hinduja Group, have expressed multiple reservations on the proposed auction and its terms and conditions. According to sources, both the bidders have made it clear to the Committee of Creditors (CoC) that unless the issues raised by them are duly resolved to their complete satisfaction, they are unlikely to participate in the second round of auction. The COC is likely to meet again on Monday to address the concerns of bidders. Both the bidders want finality, certainty, transparency, no negotiation in value or on terms and conditions, after the second round of auction is over, they said. The two largest lenders of Reliance Capital -- Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and LIC are against giving any
There are various modes that are available both online and offline, through which one can check their EPF balance
EPFO's return in 1977-78 was 8%. It has since been 8.25% or more; the peak was 12%, a rate that remained unchanged between 1989-90 and 1999-2000
Fund paid 8.1% interest rate to subscribers in 2021-22, marking a four-decade low
Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday launched an e-passbook facility for the EPFO subscribers. Now, members will be able to view more details of their accounts in graphical representations, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said in a statement. According to official data, EPFO added 14.86 lakh subscribers in January 2023. Yadav, also the Chairman of Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of EPFO, inaugurated creche facilities in 63 regional offices of EPFO where there are 100 or more employees. Besides, the minister laid the foundation stone of the building of regional office at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. During the meeting of 233rd CBT on Tuesday, the minister approved the revised estimates for the year 2022-23 and budget estimates for the year 2023-24 for schemes administered by EPFO. Among others, the board approved the five-year prospective plan for enhancement of physical infrastructure of EPFO. This includes purchase of land, building ..