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EPFO likely to roll out facility for online withdrawal of PF starting May
Feb 20, 2017, 12:16 PM ISTThe Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is expected to launch an online facility for withdrawal of pension funds, settlement of claims, and pension fixation, by May this year.
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EPFO cuts interest rate on deposits to 8.65 pc, 4 cr employees affected
Dec 19, 2016, 09:16 PM ISTFour crore subscribers of the Provident Fund will now get lesser return on their deposits as the retirement fund body EPFO today decided to lower the interest for the current fiscal to 8.65 per cent.
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Soon, your PF money may come handy for buying a home
Aug 14, 2016, 05:40 PM ISTIn a move aimed at simplifying the procedure of payment of EMIs for homes, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) may soon roll out a scheme that will allow its over 4 crore subscribers to
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EPFO may soon allow members to contribute for pension scheme
Jun 13, 2016, 06:01 PM ISTRetirement fund body EPFO may soon allow its subscribers to contribute voluntarily towards its pension scheme in addition to their employers' mandatory contributions.
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Government hikes EDLI sum assured to Rs 6 lakh
May 25, 2016, 09:08 PM ISTGovernment has finally enforced the decision of retirement fund body EPFO to almost double the maximum sum assured under its insurance scheme to Rs 6 lakh for its 4 crore subscribers.
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EPFO disburses over Rs 47,600 cr as member benefits in 2015-16
May 13, 2016, 10:20 PM ISTRetirement fund body EPFO disbursed more than Rs 47,000 crore as member benefits and Rs 8,200 crore as pension payments in the last financial year.
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EPFO has four times more members than govt claimed: RTI info
May 06, 2016, 06:13 PM ISTBhopal: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has 15.84 crore members and not 3.7 crore as claimed by the government last March in connection with their proposal to tax PF withdrawals, an RTI applicant has
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EPFO puts fresh norms on PF withdrawl on hold till April 30
Apr 02, 2016, 04:20 PM ISTRetirement fund body EPFO has deferred the implementation of new norms regarding the withdrawal of provident fund by members till April 30
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Interest on inoperative PF accounts from April, 9 crore subscribers set to benefit
Mar 29, 2016, 08:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) today decided to provide interest on inoperative accounts from April 1, a move that is set to benefit over nine crore PF account-holders having total deposits of over
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Interest rate cut on savings is ‘criminal breach’ of trust: Congress
National | Mar 19, 2016, 11:22 AM ISTThe Opposition Congress on Friday reacted sharply to government’s move of slashing interest rates on all small savings schemes, including PPF, saying it is “fleecing” the poor and is a “criminal breach” of the trust of people.
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EPF tax: Final stand on taxing during Budget debate, says Jaitley
Mar 03, 2016, 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Facing flak for proposing a tax on employee provident fund withdrawals, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said he will spell out the final decision on the matter when he replies to the debate on
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Two-thirds of UP population now has Aadhaar card
India | Feb 17, 2016, 02:35 PM ISTLucknow: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has generated more than 14 crore Aadhaar numbers in Uttar Pradesh, covering two-thirds of its projected population in 2015, an official said on Wednesday.Allahabad is at the
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Interest rate on small savings cut by 0.25%; PF rate hiked to 8.8%
Feb 17, 2016, 11:47 AM ISTNew Delhi/Chennai: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) hiked the interest rate on provident fund from 8.75% to 8.8% for the current fiscal, while interest on short-term post office saving deposits cut by 0.25 percent.Underlined
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EPFO forms sub-committee for organization, cadre restructuring
Jan 17, 2016, 03:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: EPFO has formed a committee to suggest measures for organizational and cadre restructuring of the retirement fund body, a move that would create thousands of vacancies. The sub-committee, chaired by Central Provident Fund (PF)
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More than 27000 crores of EPF is unclaimed, know how you can claim yours
India | Aug 31, 2015, 11:56 AM ISTThe Employees Provident Fund (EPF) was established through an act of Parliament. Both employees & employers contribute to the fund. The fund can be withdrawn by the Employee in case of retirement, resignation or by
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No more revenue stamp on PF withdrawal claims
Aug 14, 2015, 05:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has done away with the mandatory requirement of affixing one rupee revenue stamp on PF withdrawal claim forms."Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has done away with the mandatory requirement
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Amit Shah to meet functionaries from South; 5 other events of the day
India | Aug 06, 2015, 10:07 AM IST1. Amit Shah to meet functionaries from SouthChennai: BJP National president, Amit Shah, will today visit Madurai on for an interaction with grass root level functionaries of the party's southern district units.2. Rahat Fateh Ali
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Government set to cap premature PF withdrawals at 75%
Jul 25, 2015, 12:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Labour Ministry is all set to cap premature provident fund withdrawal at 75 percent of total deposits in case an EPFO subscriber goes without a job for two months.The rest 25 percent
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Government may cap premature provident fund withdrawals at 75%
Jul 07, 2015, 12:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government is looking to cap premature provident fund withdrawals at 75 per cent for EPFO subscribers at any given time till the age of 58.Under the existing provisions, Employees Provident Fund Organisation
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CPWD contractors protest against uploading of labour details
India | Jun 17, 2015, 05:49 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) contractors today demanded withdrawal of a circular which makes it mandatory for them to upload the entire labour details at the time of placing tenders.“This circular