Will EPF interest rate rise to 10%? Central government clarifies stance on rate hike and feasibilityThe government has stated it has not received formal requests from labour unions to raise the Employees Provident Fund interest rate to 10%...
02 Apr, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
PF claim settlement rule change: Now EPF members will get more interest money on EPF withdrawal, faster settlementNew EPF claim settlement rule: The EPFO has announced changes in Para 60(2)(b) of the EPF Scheme, 1952. The changes announced in the Employ...
13 Dec, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
How to check if your employer has deposited your EPF contribution into the accountOnce the Employees' Provident Fund deduction has been deducted from an employee's salary, an employer must deposit the same in the EPF acco...
25 Aug, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Labour Ministry allows EPF withdrawal amid lockdownThe decision is taken in view of lockdown across the country to fight COVID-19. The COVID-19 has been declared pandemic and therefore emplo...
29 Mar, 2020, 02.10 PM IST
Govt plans to amend EPF: Allow switch from EPS to NPS, protect PF dues in case of bankruptcyHere is a look at the three major changes proposed in the EPF Act as per the draft bill.
20 Sep, 2019, 03.29 PM IST
EPFO may bring 500 small private PF Trusts into its foldAccording to an analysis by the EPFO, there are 1,550 private PF trusts having total subscribers of over 82 lakh employees. These trusts ar...
25 Jun, 2017, 01.36 PM IST
Now, even idle EPF account will earn interestThe dilution in the definition of inoperative accounts means that from Nov 11, more account holders will get interest against funds lying i...
16 Nov, 2016, 06.58 PM IST
Don’t be in a rush to make EPF-NPS switch: ExpertsThe proposal to switch from EPF to NPS was announced in last year’s Budget. This year’s Budget has extended a one-time tax exemption to suc...
08 Mar, 2016, 07.07 AM IST
EPF members could soon switch to NPS, but experts say don’tOnly this time the govt may be unfairly targeted because switching rules it has framed for EPF and NPS are quite flexible and subscriber-fr...
07 Mar, 2016, 08.22 PM IST
Labour Ministry seeks Cabinet approval for EPF amendment billEPF Amendment Bill seeks to provide an option to EPFO subscribers of choosing between EPF and New Pension System.
11 Feb, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
Law Ministry vetting Bill to amend EPF & MP ActThe proposal to provide an option to choose between EPF and NPS for over 5 crore subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO has been sent...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
Labour Ministry to push for six bills in Winter SessionThe Labour Ministry will push as many as six bills for passage in the upcoming winter session of Parliament starting next week to bring in ...
17 Nov, 2015, 09.24 PM IST
Labour Ministry working on six bills for passage in Winter SessionThey include Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 and Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
22 Oct, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
Labour ministry to introduce bills in Parliament despite trade unions oppositionLabour ministry wants to exempt factories deploying fewer than 40 workers from complying with 14 central labour laws, including the Industr...
22 Jul, 2015, 03.25 AM IST
Workers may get to choose between EPF and New Pension Scheme for pensionThe proposal is part of the bill to make comprehensive amendments to the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952.
19 Apr, 2015, 11.24 AM IST
- EPF amendment among four Bills introduced in J-K Assembly
A Bill seeking to enable employees to increase their contribution under EPF scheme to up to 14 per cent of the basic was among the four ame...
23 Mar, 2013, 09.32 PM IST
- EPF net to be widened, pink slip insurance likely
Call centres, cellphone operators, medical transcriptions and a host of new generation services are set to be brought under the EPF net wit...
09 Jul, 2002, 09.57 AM IST