From Rs 17 lakh education loan to Rs 50 lakh net worth in 4 years: Can you replicate this Reddit success story?A 29-year married Reddit user has shared his story of how, just four years into his job, he not only paid off his education loan but also c...
11 May, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
NPS Swasthya: A cushion, not fill-in, for health coverCan the NPS Swasthya scheme be an effective substitute for a comprehensive health insurance plan that covers hospitalisation and related ex...
06 May, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Highest 444-day FD interest rates from PSU banks: Which bank offers highest interest rate on 444-day fixed deposit scheme?Many leading PSU banks offer the 444-day FD at attractive interest rates to general, senior and super senior citizens. From State Bank of I...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.13 PM IST
Private PFs can invest up to 5% of surplus in AIFs that back MSMEsThe EPFO manages more than Rs 12 lakh crore of retirement savings but the changes in the investment pattern announced by the finance minist...
17 Mar, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
Stock market to get a boost as over 24 PFs come under EPFOWith more funds under EPFO, officials expect a large amount to be invested in equity.
04 Sep, 2018, 10.05 AM IST
EPFO targets companies giving low PF to international workersWhile for Indian citizens, an employer can cap the contribution to PF at Rs 1,800 a month, there is no cap for international workers.
20 Jul, 2017, 10.58 AM IST
Trade unions question TDS on PF withdrawals, want order on holdIn a notification issued yesterday, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said it will deduct TDS from June 1 on PF withdrawals whe...
22 May, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
EPFO orders probe if Sahara paying the statutory retirement savings of its employeesPF offices have also been asked to take immediate action wherever there is no compliance, by invoking the penal provisions of the Employees...
13 Jun, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
Foreign workers come under Employees' Provident Fund Organisation radarForeign nationals visiting India for employment are now in the radar of EPFO, which wants to ensure that Indian PF obligations are duly met.
05 Apr, 2014, 10.44 AM IST
US embassy could lose tax breaks on provident fundThe United States’ embassy in India could lose income-tax breaks on retirement savings of its Indian staffers from April 1, 2014.
24 Dec, 2013, 09.19 AM IST
Labour ministry for clubbing allowances with basic pay to calculate PF duesExpats and domestic employees with basic monthly pay of up to Rs 6,500 may see a dip in take-home salaries if law ministry agrees to a plan...
13 Jun, 2013, 03.07 AM IST
Delhi PF department finds G4S guilty of not paying PF dues, asks to pay Rs 133 croreG4S' final nationwide liability could rise to Rs 1,900 crore, if all other provident fund offices in the country come to a similar conclusi...
03 Jan, 2013, 07.12 AM IST
- Important to document terms of secondment for tax purpose, asserts the recent Supreme Court ruling
With the growing culture of MNCs operating in and out of India, "secondment of people" has become a familiar term these days.
23 Aug, 2011, 03.25 AM IST
- PF trusts jittery over tax treatment of gains above 8.5 pc
There is ambiguity over how the 1% differential between EPF rate and the tax-free ceiling should be treated while crediting interest to emp...
11 May, 2011, 03.14 AM IST
- Curbs on expat PF end up hurting local cos
Witholding payments till 58 years forces cos to shun stop-gap arrangements & foot higher bills.
27 Dec, 2010, 05.23 AM IST
- Most companies don't have proper EPF provisions
Many Indian companies have not made adequate provisions for employee provident fund and pension. Weekly Gainers: BSE (A. B), NSE | Losers: ...
21 Feb, 2009, 10.50 AM IST
- No provision for PF and pension in many cos: Mercer
Many Indian companies have not made adequate provisions for employee provident fund(PF) and pension, as per a survey by consulting firm Mer...
20 Feb, 2009, 08.22 PM IST