EPS-95 Higher Pension: Employees contributing to EPF on actual wages cannot be denied higher EPS 95 pension if they were EPS members on September 1, 2014, rules HCThe Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of exempt trust employees. Those who retired after September 1, 2014, and contributed Providen...
30 May, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
NPS growth, performance, market-linked annuities; Sriram Iyer, CEO of HDFC Pension, talks about India’s changing retirement landscapeIndia's retirement planning is evolving with rising private sector NPS participation and evolving annuity products. While government contri...
25 May, 2026, 12.00 PM IST
Can salary-linked SIPs transform mutual fund investing for salaried Indians? Experts weigh inSebi has proposed a framework allowing salaried employees to invest in mutual funds through salary deductions, similar to EPF and NPS. This...
25 May, 2026, 10.26 AM IST
Tata Motors rolls out VRS after union push; around 300 employees opt inTata Motors recently offered a voluntary retirement scheme to its employees. This initiative was a response to demands from worker unions. ...
08 May, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
DA hike for bank employees: What will be monthly salary hike for employees of different stages, scales and basic pays?Bank employees will see a slight increase in their take-home pay as the government has raised Dearness Allowance (DA) from May 1, 2026. The...
02 May, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
Inspection scheme soon to flag firms dodging EPFOIn a bid to strengthen worker protections, the Labour and Employment Ministry is launching a comprehensive inspection program. This proacti...
29 Apr, 2026, 06.29 AM IST
Higher EPS Pension: EPFO can’t use the excuse of employer’s deficient system of recordkeeping as a ground to deny higher pension to employees, rules Bombay HCBombay High Court ruled in favour of six employees seeking higher pensions. The court stated the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO...
23 Apr, 2026, 04.39 PM IST
0.4 million new employees availed fiscal benefit under PMVBRYThe Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana has provided incentives to over 440,000 new employees. The government has disbursed ₹465 cro...
16 Apr, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
EPFO 3.0 withdrawal rules explained: When can EPF members withdraw their PF corpus through UPI?EPFO is set to launch EPFO 3.0, enabling UPI withdrawals and simplifying fund access for members. New rules consolidate withdrawal provisio...
08 Apr, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
EPFO sees record number of net formal jobs added in JuneAs per the provisional payroll data, released by the ministry of labour and employment on Wednesday, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisa...
20 Aug, 2025, 05.28 PM IST
EPFO onboards 14.58 lakh net members during March 2025The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation saw a rise in new members in March. EPFO added over fourteen lakh new members. Most new subscrib...
21 May, 2025, 02.20 PM IST
EPFO adds 6.2 crore members in 6 years: reportGovernment officials have reported that the EPFO has seen a significant increase of about 6.2 crore members in the last 6 years, with 19 la...
30 Jul, 2024, 10.26 AM IST
Net new women EPFO subscribers addition rises to 28.69 lakh in FY23The EPFO saw a significant rise in new women subscribers, recording 28.7 lakh additions in FY23 compared to 15.9 lakh in 2019-20, indicatin...
14 Dec, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
EPFO adds 16.30 lakh members in MayOf the 1.63 million workers added in May, around 1.14 million members exited but rejoined EPFO and opted to transfer their accumulations in...
20 Jul, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Should you apply for higher EPS pension despite no clarity on certain issues from EPFO?An eligible employee can apply for higher EPS pension till May 3, 2023. Though the deadline is few days away, but there are certain issues ...
27 Apr, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Higher wage ceiling of Rs 25,000 to add 1 crore workers to EPFO net"The proposal was deferred due to paucity of time and would be taken up at another meeting being planned for later this month," EPFO truste...
02 Apr, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
Hike contribution to ensure Rs 1,000 minimum pension: EPFO to GovernmentIn the present scenario, Central Government contributes 1.16 per cent of workers' basic wages (basic pay plus dearness allowance), towards ...
10 Aug, 2013, 07.19 AM IST