Didn’t opt for higher pension, still eligible: Jharkhand HC allows higher pension as scheme is more beneficial to employeeThe Jharkhand High Court has ruled that employees can be switched to a more beneficial pension scheme like General Provident Fund (GPF) eve...
16 Jan, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
General Provident Fund (GPF) interest rate for July-September 2025 announced for these central govt employeesThe Ministry of Finance has maintained the interest rate for the General Provident Fund (GPF) and related schemes for the July-September 20...
03 Jul, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
Which government employees can have both GPF and NPS accounts together?NPS, GPF of govt employees: Currently, government employees are mandatorily required to make a contribution to the NPS account to save for ...
07 Nov, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
Four important pension, GPF payment updates that government employees, pensioners should knowThe DoPPW has announced several updates related to timelines for the completion of various activities and the timely distribution of pensio...
01 Nov, 2024, 02.08 PM IST
Central govt employees: General Provident Fund (GPF), other provident funds' interest rates announced for July-September 2024Central govt employees' salary: The Ministry of Finance has announced the interest rates of the General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory ...
04 Jul, 2024, 01.12 PM IST
Central govt employees' pension: NPS to OPS switch? Centre releases new FAQ answering all your queriesNPS vs OPS: The Centre allowed central government employees to switch from NPS to CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021), known as the old pe...
24 May, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
Latest General Provident Fund rules: Will interest amount be paid if the GPF contribution exceeds Rs 5 lakh? Govt clarifiesGeneral Provident Fund rules: All government employees can open a GPF account and pay a portion of their salaries to the GPF. When they ret...
13 May, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
General Provident Fund (GPF) withdrawal rules update for govt employees: Check eligibility, how much you can withdrawGPF withdrawal rules: The Department of Pension & Pensioners Welfare (DoPPW) has recently listed out updated withdrawal rules for the GPF s...
31 Oct, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Himachal govt makes temporary employees with one year of continuous service eligible for GPFApprentices and probationers shall be treated as temporary government servants under this rule and temporary government employees appointed...
02 Jun, 2023, 10.33 PM IST
Contributory Provident Fund can be converted to General Provident Fund scheme, says HCJustice M Parthiban gave the ruling while allowing a batch of writ petitions from Dr Kishore K Johan and eight others challenging an order ...
23 Apr, 2021, 08.18 PM IST
No proposal to amend GPF rules to permit withdrawal for second house: GovernmentMinister of State for Personnel said that if a government employee has already availed withdrawal from GPF for building or acquiring a hous...
17 Jul, 2019, 08.34 PM IST
Economy will gain from GPF reforms: GovernmentThe Centre had, on March 7, liberalised GPF rules in a big sop to govt employees, by bringing about changes for withdrawals for education, ...
28 Mar, 2017, 10.29 AM IST
General Provident Fund withdrawal: Payments within 15 days nowGovernment employees can also withdraw the fund for select purposes after completing 10 years of service, as against 15 years of service ea...
08 Mar, 2017, 05.48 PM IST
Officers to face action for delay in GPF paymentsThe move comes after it was noticed that GPF final payment in many cases was not being made to the government servants immediately after re...
29 Jan, 2017, 12.58 PM IST
- Employer cannot demand interest on PF on termination: Court
The court said such a demand can be made only when the money is withdrawn as loan or advance by employee while in service.
24 Apr, 2011, 10.53 AM IST
- Govt favours different norms for PF investments in stocks
Last week, Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena said no portion of the estimated Rs 83,363 crore corpus with GPF will be investe...
21 Nov, 2010, 12.42 PM IST
- Centre may offer pension benefits for the '04 batch
The government may extend benefits of gratuity, family pension and death gratuity.
15 Jun, 2006, 01.45 AM IST