Higher EPS pension can’t be denied to members retiring after September 1, 2014, once EPFO accepts higher wage contributions, Kerala High CourtKerala High Court recently ruled in favor of employees seeking higher pension. EPFO had denied claims due to bulk contributions made by the...
07 Oct, 2025, 11.45 AM IST
EPF changes in 2025: New form to transfer EPF account, instant UAN activation, other announcements made by EPFO that you need to knowEPFO has recently announced several important updates aimed at making Provident Fund (PF) operations more efficient, transparent, and user-...
20 May, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
EPF due payment via demand draft: EPFO allows one-time payment of past EPF dues via Demand DraftThe EPFO now permits employers to make one-time payments of past EPF dues via Demand Drafts, addressing situations where the standard Elect...
09 Apr, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Recast EPFO IT system to be operational in three monthsAs part of the revamp, the retirement fund body will come up with a re-engineered and rationalised centralised payments and claims settleme...
22 Aug, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Employers can log in to EPF portal to check on liabilitiesThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in India has introduced automated solutions for damages and interest calculations to impr...
27 Dec, 2023, 11.56 PM IST
Higher EPS pension application: Only these 3 documents are required for you to complete your applicationThe deadline for higher EPS 95 pension application is July 11 however many eligible members are still struggling with the online applicatio...
08 Jul, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
Documents you will need to submit when applying for higher pension under EPSThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) issued two circulars - December 20, 2022 and February 20, 2023 - providing instructions o...
23 Jun, 2023, 03.28 PM IST
What are the services EPF member can avail on UMANG app?Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) is a mobile app developed by the Government of India as part of the Digital India...
20 Dec, 2021, 11.18 AM IST
Private EPF trusts can't declare interest lower than EPFO'sThe circular emphasises that any deficit in interest declared by the board of trustees is to be made good by the employer to bring it up to...
10 Oct, 2017, 10.31 AM IST
Private PF trusts can't invest funds in own entities: EPFOIt said the Board of Trustees of these EPF trusts, while investing the provident fund remittances, shall adhere to the said norms.
13 Jun, 2017, 10.17 PM IST
EPFO extends deadline for payment of EPF dues till January 20EPF statutory dues for the month of December can now be paid by January 20, 2017.
12 Jan, 2017, 10.31 PM IST
EPFO to receive your PF contributions only if UAN is linked to current employerFrom December 20, 2016, EPFO is introducing a new version of Electronic Challan cum Return to provide a unified platform for various EPF se...
15 Dec, 2016, 11.38 AM IST
EPFO nixes 5-day grace period for PF contribution by employersEarlier, employers paid the PF contributions and administrative charges within 15 days of close of every month and had a grace period of fi...
10 Jan, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
EPFO settles over 76 lakh claims during Apr-NovRetirement fund body EPFO has settled over 76 lakh claims till November in this fiscal, of which more than 40 per cent were settled within ...
11 Dec, 2015, 10.22 PM IST
Mobile app for Employees Provident Fund members launchedThe app can be downloaded from the EPFO (EPF Organisation) website, it added.
15 Sep, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
Educomp defaults on provident fund payments, says 'delay brought upon by stress'Educomp has defaulted on provident fund remittance relating to about 15,000 employees, for the first six months of current financial year.
24 Oct, 2013, 03.41 AM IST
- Now, all PSU banks may get to take EPF deposits
Public sector major State Bank of India (SBI) is set to lose its monopoly as the only bank where provident fund receipts of over four crore...
29 Jul, 2008, 04.35 AM IST