EPFO extends deadline for these EPS members to apply for higher pension till May 3; opens online application linkThe Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has activated the link for online application form for those EPS members who missed the ea...
06 Mar, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
March 3, 2023, is last date to opt for higher pension from EPS but EPFO yet to issue circularThe Supreme Court in its judgement dated November 4, 2022 has provided one-time opportunity for eligible employees to opt for higher pensio...
23 Feb, 2023, 11.42 AM IST
Who is eligible for higher EPS pension under EPF scheme, last date to claim: Supreme Court clarifiesThe Supreme Court in its judgement dated November 4, 2022 has confirmed that Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) notification in ...
08 Feb, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
Will you benefit by opting for higher pension from EPS after Supreme Court ruling?The recent Supreme Court judgement has upheld that notification issued by EPFO is legal and valid. As a one-time relief it has allowed cert...
01 Dec, 2022, 10.54 AM IST
Who can join Employee Pension Scheme and who can'tThe rules regarding the joining of Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) by an employee was amended by the government via a notification dated Aug...
12 Sep, 2022, 05.45 PM IST
SC ruling on higher pension from EPFO may pave way for you to become EPS memberGoing forward, the pension may be calculated on the basis of average salary of last 12 months.
09 Apr, 2019, 09.40 AM IST
EPFO reduces administrative fee charged from firmsThe administrative charges has been reduced to 0.85 per cent of basic wage from 1.10 per cent, as per a Labour Ministry Notification.
08 Jul, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
EPFO retains interest rate at 8.75% for current fiscalThe interest on PF deposits was 8.75% in 2013-14 and 8.5% in 2012-13. The CBT is headed by the labour and employment minister.
08 Jul, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
Government amends EPS-95 to provide Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pensionEmployees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had started providing this entitlement under the scheme from September 1, 2014.
29 Jun, 2016, 06.12 PM IST
Cabinet to take call on minimum pension plan of Rs 1,000 per month soonThe scheme, which was effective from September last year, costs Rs 800 crore per annum to the Centre and is given as grant to the ministry.
15 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
EPFO suspends Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension schemeEPFO has suspended the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension scheme from this month, a decision which will hit about 32 lakh pensioners.
09 Apr, 2015, 11.06 PM IST
EPFO to dispose off voluntary coverage cases by April 30The EPFO Headquarters has also asked the Zonal Additional CPFCs to notify all approved proposal for voluntary coverage by April 30.
24 Feb, 2015, 03.18 PM IST
Settle inoperative PF accounts: EPFO to field officesRetirement fund body EPFO has asked its field offices to identify the beneficiaries of inoperative PF accounts and settle those either by m...
12 Jan, 2015, 10.41 PM IST
EPFO asks staff to take steps to enforce minimum pension, wage capThe staff has also been asked to take steps for providing minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 under its schemes.
23 Jul, 2014, 04.08 PM IST
Working on details of minimum pension of Rs 1,000: GovernmentFinance Minister Arun Jaitley had announced the decision in his Budget 2014-15 speech last week to provide Rs 1,000 as minimum pension unde...
16 Jul, 2014, 03.49 PM IST
EPFO asks field staff to gear up for implementing new wage capEPFO has asked its field staff to arrange meeting with companies to apprise them about the intent of the government's decision to raise wag...
15 Jul, 2014, 08.10 PM IST
Proposal for Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension approved: GovernmentThe decision of the government would immediately benefit 28 lakh pensioners including 5 lakh widows getting less than Rs 1000 as pension ev...
07 Jul, 2014, 03.25 PM IST