EPFO services soon at 2 lakh common service centres of IT DepartmentAccording to the data available at EPFO website, as many as 2.93 crore UAN's have been activated by subscribers, which are now portable for...
11 Oct, 2016, 10.14 AM IST
EPFO to launch system for discouraging premature withdrawalsEPFO plans to launch 'One Employee One EPF Account' system to dissuade premature PF withdrawals and encourage state govts to join its pensi...
24 Apr, 2016, 01.23 PM IST
New PF withdrawal norms put on hold till July 31 after protests"The notification (tightening PF withdrawal norms) will be kept in abeyance for three months till July 31, 2016. We will discuss this issue...
20 Apr, 2016, 12.43 PM IST
Government rolls back restrictions on withdrawal of provident fundThis is the second major stepback by the government on provident fund in less than two months and comes close on the heels of it withdrawin...
20 Apr, 2016, 04.51 AM IST
Provident fund withdrawal allowed for housing, health, child education and marriageThe Labour Ministry on Monday eased the planned restriction on withdrawal of contribution to the employees' provident fund.
19 Apr, 2016, 08.12 PM IST
EPFO puts on hold new PF withdrawal norms till April 30EPFO today deferred till April 30 implementation of new norms that restrict 100 per cent withdrawal of provident fund by members after unem...
01 Apr, 2016, 08.55 PM IST
Pay interest on retained PF or give entire amount: UnionsEarlier norms used to allow subscribers to claim 90 per cent of their accumulations for investing in the scheme after attaining the age of ...
28 Feb, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Private PF trusts can also invest in stock marketsThe ministry now has issued a separate notification for private PF trusts or exempted establishments to allow them to invest in stock marke...
26 Jun, 2015, 08.45 AM IST
EPFO postpones trustees meet scheduled for next weekEPFO has postponed the November 11 meeting of its apex decision making body which was scheduled to discuss and approve audit as well as ann...
04 Nov, 2014, 04.49 PM 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
763 private placement agencies violated PF normsThe government said 763 private placement agencies are reported to have violated the provisions of Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneo...
18 Dec, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
New investment norms mean no stock market play for PF investmentsIndustry experts feel the new investment allocations could boost annual returns for provident funds by 0.1% to 0.2%, at current market rate...
04 Dec, 2013, 07.01 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
- New PF norms leave expats in lurch
Following amendments, nearly 7,000 international workers would be permitted to withdraw their accumulated balance only after they turn 58.
07 Feb, 2011, 06.48 PM IST
- PF rate increase to impact firms with own trusts
The government’s decision to raise the EPF rate to 9.5% this fiscal could hit the bottom line of 3,000 firms running their own PF trusts.
31 Dec, 2010, 07.05 AM IST
- 82 firms violated PF norm
Eighty-two private firms in Gurgaon have not deposited the provident fund amount deducted from their employees salaries in time.
14 Oct, 2010, 08.25 AM IST
- Withdrawing PF may no longer be easy
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09 Nov, 2006, 08.40 AM IST