Hike in minimum EPS pension of Rs 1,000 under consideration by EPFO: Know who will benefit and how?EPFO members' long wait for a higher minimum monthly pension under EPS-95 may soon end. The Ministry of Labour and Employment is reportedly...
01 May, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
Laid off or lost your job? Use 75% EPF amount while rest 25% compounds @8.25% - Check EPFO withdrawal rules in case of unemploymentWhile members are entitled to take out up to 100% of their eligible EPF balance, including both employee and employer contributions, there ...
08 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
EPFO Pension Scheme: Govt confirms higher pension to 22,000 members. Here’s how to check yoursEPFO has issued 21,885 pension payment orders and asked 1.65 lakh members to deposit additional amount for higher pension under the Employe...
05 Feb, 2025, 03.15 PM IST
BMS to hold nationwide protest outside EPFO offices on Jan 20; demands Rs 5000 pension“We have resolved to organize a nationwide dharna or a protest demonstration on January 20, 2022 in front of all EPFO offices and submit a ...
17 Jan, 2022, 05.20 PM IST
Can you also get a manifold hike in lifetime pension from EPFO? Find outCan all EPFO members get higher pension if they opt to raise their EPS contribution? Yes, all those who joined before Sept 1, 2014 can cont...
27 Dec, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
EPFO directs offices to pay higher pension to eligible EPS membersSupreme Court ruled in favour of employees' right to raise their contributions to the pension fund without imposing any cut-off date for el...
14 Jun, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
EPFO prepares to accept more requests for pension hike after SC rulingFollowing the SC order, it is expected that more employees will approach EPFO to retrospectively enhance their contribution to get a hike i...
30 Nov, 2017, 11.54 AM IST
Higher wage ceiling of Rs 25,000 to add 1 crore workers to EPFO net"The proposal was deferred due to paucity of time and would be taken up at another meeting being planned for later this month," EPFO truste...
02 Apr, 2017, 12.13 PM IST
CITU protests EPFO's move to suspend minimum pension schemeThe retirement fund body's has decided to suspended the minimum monthly pension scheme from this month, which will hit about 32 lakh pensio...
10 Apr, 2015, 06.14 PM IST
Unions fume over suspension of Rs1,000 minimum monthly pension"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has himself announced the Rs 1000 minimum monthly pension.
10 Apr, 2015, 04.57 PM 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
Govt okays salary cap hike for EPF; threshold for savings raised from Rs 6,500 a month to Rs 15,000The EPFO’s present ceiling for statutory contributions is a mere Rs 6,500 per month – lower than the minimum wage prescribed across the cou...
12 Jun, 2014, 12.09 PM IST
Hike contribution to ensure Rs 1,000 minimum pension: EPFO to GovernmentIn the present scenario, Central Government contributes 1.16 per cent of workers' basic wages (basic pay plus dearness allowance), towards ...
10 Aug, 2013, 07.19 AM IST
- EPFO defers decision on fixing minimum pension at Rs 1,000
Retirement fund body EPFO today deferred a decision on raising the minimum monthly pension to Rs 1,000 for its subscribes.
22 Feb, 2012, 05.21 PM IST
EPFO may fix minimum pension at Rs 1,000 per month tomorrowRetirement fund body EPFO could take a final call on fixing the minimum pension for its subscribers at Rs 1,000 per month.
21 Feb, 2012, 08.18 PM IST
- EPFO may fix minimum pension at Rs 1,000 at Feb 22 meeting
EPFO is likely to fix the minimum pension for its subscribers at Rs 1,000 per month at the scheduled meeting the Central Board of Trustees.
30 Jan, 2012, 05.32 AM IST
EPFO may fix minimum pension for members at Rs 1,000 per monthThe hike in contribution will be over-and-above the 8.33 per cent contributed by employers toward the pension account of employees.
04 Dec, 2011, 04.26 PM IST