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EPFO deadline for employers to file wage details extended till Jan 31

Retirement fund body EPFO has extended time till January 31, 2025 for employers to upload wage details etc regarding 3.1 lakh pending applications for pension on higher wages. An online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting applications for validation of options/joint options for pension on higher wages, a labour ministry statement said. The facility was for eligible pensioners or members in compliance with the Supreme Court order on November 4, 2022. It was launched on February 26, 2023 and was to remain available only till May 3, 2023. However, considering representations of employees, the time was extended to June 26, 2023 in order to provide complete four months to eligible pensioners/members for filing applications. A last opportunity of 15 days was further given to remove any difficulty faced by them. Accordingly, the last date for submission of applications was extended to July 11, 2023 and a total of 17.49 lakh applications were received from pensioners/membe

Labour ministry seeks to lower budget allocation for ELI schemes for FY25

The three ELI schemes announced in the Budget are yet to get approval from the Union Cabinet and have faced considerable delays

Over 1.7 mn opt for higher pension on more contribution under 'EPS-95'

As many as 17.49 lakh members of retirement fund body EPFO have applied for the option to contribute on their actual (higher) basic pay for eventually getting higher pension after an apex court order in November 2022, Parliament was informed on Monday. Presently, these applicants are either contributing or contributed on fixed threshold of Rs 15,000 per month, irrespective of their higher actual basic wages. "In implementation of the judgement on November 4, 2022 passed by Supreme Court, an online facility was provided by EPFO, wherein total 17.49 lakh applications for Validation of Option/Joint Options were successfully submitted by the applicants," stated Minister state of Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlaje. On November 4, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of existing employees being able to opt for a higher pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995. The Employee Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95), which the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) ...

EPFO subscribers may get services at par with banking, including ATM access

Subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO may soon be able to get services at par with banking system and use ATMs to withdraw their claim amount, a top official said on Friday. Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra told PTI that focus right now in EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) is to improve the IT infrastructure. "While improvements are being seen in last few months, in January 2025 we will see more improvement coming in as a result of hardware upgradation," she said. The secretary said that the efforts are being made to bring systemic reforms that make processes easier and efficient. "As part of this modernisation drive, we also aim to compare EPFO systems with the banking systems in India that are in place and are working well. For ease of living, bringing more transparency and ease of claims is also part of the plan," she said. Under the new system, claimants, beneficiaries or insured individuals will be able to access their claim amounts through ATMs. A maxi

EPFO subscribers may soon withdraw claim amounts from accounts through ATMs

Subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO may soon be able to withdraw claim amounts from their accounts through ATMs, a top official said. Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra has reportedly said that the labour ministry is upgrading information technology infrastructure to provide enhanced services to the Indian workforce. She further said that claimants, beneficiaries or insured individuals will be able to access their claim amounts through ATMs. According to the report, the withdrawal will be capped at 50 per cent of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF). A maximum of Rs 7 lakh is provided under the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme run by the EPFO to the heirs of deceased subscribers. Thus, the heir of the deceased EPFO subscriber may also be able to use ATMs to withdraw the settled claim. A query e-mail sent to the labour ministry did not elicit any response.

Soon, withdraw Provident Fund from ATMs. Here’s what you need to know

Big news for EPFO subscribers! By 2025, you’ll be able to withdraw your provident fund directly from ATMs. Watch the video to know all about it.

EPFO to give time till Dec 15 to activate UAN for financial scheme

The earlier date for UAN activation to get benefits under the ELI Scheme was Nov 30

EPFO deadline ends to activate UAN for ELI benefits: What to do next

The last date for UAN activation to get benefits under the ELI Scheme expired on November 30, 2024

EPFO's investible corpus more than doubled in 5 years to Rs 24.75 trillion

Number of active contributing subscribers grew by 7.6 per cent to 73.7 million in FY24 from 68.5 million in FY23

EPFO claim rejected or 'returned': Know why and how to fix errors

Applications that do not adhere to procedures or lack necessary documentation are disqualified

EPFO invested Rs 34,208 cr in ETFs during Apr-Oct: Centre tells Parliament

Retirement fund body EPFO has invested Rs 34,207.93 crore in exchange traded funds (ETFs) during the April-October period this fiscal year, Parliament was informed on Monday. According to a written reply to Lok Sabha by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shobha Karandlaje, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had invested Rs 57,184.24 crore in the ETFs. The total corpus of various funds managed by EPFO was Rs 24.75 lakh crore as on March 31, 2024, including debt investments of Rs 22,40,922.30 crore and Rs 2,34,921.49 crore in ETFs. The minister told the House that the EPFO does not invest directly in any of the individual stocks in the equity market. The EPFO regularly invests in equity markets through ETFs replicating BSE-Sensex and NSE NIFTY-50 indices, she stated. In addition, EPFO has also invested from time to time in ETFs constructed specifically for disinvestment of shareholding of the Government of India in body corporates, namely ETFs tracking Bharat .

EPFO update: Aadhaar not mandatory for claims; see full list of new rules

The EPFO, in its circular highlighted that 'due diligence' should be exercised in cases of those claiming exemption

Govt likely to double EPF monthly-wage cap to Rs 30,000 per month

Plans afoot to bring ceiling under ESIC on a par with EPF

EPFO Board approves reinvesting 50% ETF redemption proceeds into equity

The board also approved the rollout of the centralised payment system by Dec 31 which will allow pensioners to withdraw money from any branch of any bank nationwide

EPFO 3.0 coming soon? Flexible savings, ATM PF withdrawals in the pipeline

In its updated version, the EPFO will allow employees to contribute amounts exceeding the prescribed limit at any time, offering greater financial flexibility to subscribers

Govt may allow EPFO members to hike EPS contribution for higher pension

The labour ministry is considering to revamp Employees' Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95) by allowing more contribution by members for higher retirement benefit, a top source said. Presently, the entire contribution of members of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), or 12 per cent of the basic salary, goes into the EPF account. It is the employers' contribution, of which 8.33 per cent goes into EPS-95 while the remaining 3.67 per cent is credited into the EPF account. The top source said members will get more pension if they contribute more into their EPS-95 account. Therefore, the ministry is weighing options to allow a higher contribution towards EPS. The source also said the employees could also be allowed to contribute towards EPS-95 to increase the pension benefit under the revamped structure. The source added that besides improving social security benefits, the Modi government is also focusing on job creation in the country. He explained that a capex of Rs 1 crore

EPFO: Activate UAN, link Aadhaar with bank a/cs to get ELI scheme benefits

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) explained that activating UAN and linking Aadhaar provides employees access to several services

EPFO mulls investing in equity market beyond Exchange Traded Funds

As per the current pattern of investment notified by the labour ministry in April 2015, retirement fund body can invest anywhere between 5 - 15 per cent of all its fresh accretions in equity markets

EPFO subscribers may soon get ETF fillip; CBT meeting on Saturday

CBT meeting on Saturday may take a call on reinvesting 50% of its ETF redemption proceeds in equity

Inoperative EPF accounts' total amount up 5 fold to Rs 8,505 cr in 6 years

The total amount in inoperative employees' provident fund (EPF) has jumped over five fold to Rs 8,505.23 crore in financial year 2023-24 from Rs 1,638.37 crore in fiscal year 2018-19, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, the Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje stated that there are no unclaimed accounts in EPF scheme run by retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). However, she stated that as per Para 72(6) of the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, certain accounts are classified as 'Inoperative accounts'. She informed the House that as many as 21,55,387 inoperative EPFO accounts had Rs 8,505.23 crore in 2023-24. In 2018-19, there were 6,91,774 inoperative accounts which had Rs 1,638.37 crore. Similarly, in 2022-23, as many as 17,44,518 inoperative accounts had Rs 6,804.88 crore. She told the House that the EPFO will return the amount held in the inoperative accounts to the beneficiaries concerned. In 2023-24, the tota