'Whatever you do, will be right': How a mother's advice helped a house painter's son achieved IIT JEE dream despite many financial challengesSagar, son of a house painter, achieved a remarkable feat by cracking the IIT JEE Advanced exam. He overcame challenges, including a shift ...
06 Jun, 2026, 02.47 PM IST
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
EPFO to launch WhatsApp service for PF updates; government targets faster resolution of pending legal disputesThe Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to launch a WhatsApp service for PF updates, allowing members to interact with the...
20 May, 2026, 01.42 PM IST
EPFO may raise minimum pension under EPS-95; settles 83.1 million claims in 2025-26Labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Wednesday, said that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) settled 6.103 mill...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
PF withdrawal to be eased: Soon, EPFO may allow advance claims via BHIM appIn a big relief for PF members, the EPFO will soon allow instant Provident Fund withdrawals for over 30 crore members. This new facility wi...
09 Jan, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
Thinking of withdrawing EPF for misuse? EPFO warns it can lead to recovery under EPF schemeThe EPFO warns against misusing withdrawn EPF amounts, stating it can lead to recovery with penal interest under the EPF Scheme, 1952. EPF ...
23 Sep, 2025, 03.52 PM IST
Provident Fund boost for 7.5 crore Indians! Govt to raise auto settlement of PF withdrawal limit to ₹5 lakhThe EPFO has decided to enhance the auto settlement of advanced claim (ASAC) limit from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh, aiming to improve the ease ...
31 Mar, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
EPFO retires Covid advance facility, move may impact consumptionAccording to experts, the move may impact consumption as much of the Covid advance was being used for discretionary purchases and other exp...
26 Dec, 2023, 11.53 PM IST
EPFO disburses Rs 48,000 crore Covid advance to over 22 million subscribers in 3 yearsAs per the draft Annual Report 2022-23, EPFO disbursed Rs 17,106.17 crore in 2020-21 benefitting 6.92 million beneficiaries, Rs 19.126.29 c...
20 Nov, 2023, 11.20 PM IST
What is EPF scheme and how to calculate PF balance?The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is a scheme in which retirement benefits are accumulated. Under the scheme, an employee has to pay a ce...
04 Aug, 2022, 02.35 PM IST
EPF withdrawal: How to file Covid-19 claim using Umang appYou can get a non-refundable withdrawal up to three months' worth of basic pay and dearness allowances, or up to 75 percent of the balance ...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
EPF withdrawal due to coronavirus: 20 questions answered by EPFOEPFO has issued the set of FAQs to help the employees who want to withdraw money from their EPF account to meet the financial emergency ind...
03 Aug, 2021, 05.02 PM IST
EPFO settles 94.41 lakh claims worth Rs 35,445 cr during April-AugustRetirement fund body EPFO has settled 94.41 lakh claims totalling Rs 35,445 crore during April-August despite COVID-19 related restrictions...
08 Sep, 2020, 07.29 PM IST
8.2 lakh workers dip into retirement savings to survive in lockdownClaims settlement involves disbursal of total amount of Rs 4,684.52 crore which includes Rs 2,367.65 crore COVID claims under the PMGKY pac...
28 Apr, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
How to read your PF statementUnlike the PF account number that is generated every time the employee joins a new organisation, UAN is a unique 12 digit number .
11 Oct, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
EPFO to allot permanent A/c No to active subscribers by October 15EPFO will provide permanent or universal account numbers (UAN) on the pattern of core banking services to its over five crore active subscr...
20 Apr, 2014, 12.29 PM IST
EPFO to provide permanent account number from October this yearEPFO will start providing permanent account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its over five crore subscribers from October...
24 Mar, 2014, 05.16 PM IST