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  EPFO crediting increased interest to your PF accounts. Check balance

  Business | October 14, 2019 18:48 IST

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPF0) has begun crediting interest to provident fund accounts. It is learnt that several PF account holders have already received interest credit of 8.65 per cent for the financial year 2018-2019 ahead of Diwali. You can check your PF/Provident Fund balance using UMANG App, SMS, EPF portal or by just giving a missed call.

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  Provident Fund alert! You may lose 8.65% interest on EPF if you don't

  Business | October 11, 2019 7:21 IST

  Provident Fund subscribers alert: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) announced a big bonanza for around 6 crore employees. Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar announced the decision which said EPFO would now provide an 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees provident fund (EPF) for 2018-19 before Diwali festival.

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  EPF interest rate hiked; ₹54,000 cr to be credited in 6 crore accounts

  Business | September 24, 2019 19:35 IST

  EPF users alert: Government of India has finally made it official that crores of beneficiaries of Employee Provident Fund (EPF) would get an increase in the interest rate for their provident fund money. Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar announced the decision on Tuesday which said EPFO would now provide a 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees provident fund for 2018-19.

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  Good News! PF interest to be credited before festive season

  Business | September 23, 2019 15:13 IST

  EPFO Notification: There is good news ahead of the festive season, for all the employees who are linked with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The EPFO employees are entitled to receive the interest amount ahead of Dussehra and Diwali festivals.

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  Govt approves 8.65% interest rate; over 6 cr EPFO members to benefit

  Business | September 19, 2019 16:41 IST

  The government on Thursday approved 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees provident fund for 2018-19, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying. Over 6 crore EPFO subscribers are set to benefit with this move. Amounts will be credited to the accounts of these EPFO members.

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  Big News for 6 crore employees! Centre to soon notify 8.65% interest rate on Employees' Provident Fund

  Business | August 30, 2019 13:55 IST

  The labour ministry will soon notify 8.65 per cent rate of interest on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) for 2018-19, said Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Friday. He also added that the finance ministry does not disagree on this rate.

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  EPFO decision on commuted value of pension to BENEFIT 6.3 lakh pensioners

  Business | August 23, 2019 18:39 IST

  In a move that will benefit as many as 6.3 lakh pensioners under the Employees Pension Scheme, the commuted value of pension after 15 years of drawing commutation will be restored. The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex policy making body of the pension scheme, approved the proposal to recommend an amendment in the Employees Pension Scheme (EPS) 1995 for restoration of commuted value of pension to pensioners after 15 years of drawing commutation. This comes as a big relief as it was a long-pending demand of the pensioners. But how will it benefit lakhs of pensioners? Here's an insight.

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  PF Money withdrawal: Step-by-step guide to do it online

  Fyi | July 20, 2019 13:21 IST

  Provident fund (PF) or pension fund is to provide employees with lump-sum payments at the time of exit from their place of employment. EPF is also called the Employee Provident Fund Scheme.

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  PF Money: EPFO rule changes you must know in order to apply for Provident Fund withdrawal

  Business | July 19, 2019 14:17 IST

  The EPFO has changed the rule of the withdrawal of the provident fund online. Provident fund or pension fund is to provide employees with lump-sum payments at the time of exit from their place of employment.

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  EPFO recovers Rs 459 crore PF dues out of Rs 1,251 crore outstanding in 2018-19

  Business | July 17, 2019 16:20 IST

  The total backlog or outstanding provident fund dues of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) during 2018-19 was Rs 791.63 crore, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

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  PF balance: Simple steps to check it anytime

  June 03, 2019 14:28 IST

  As an employee and a member of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), you don't have to wait for your employer to share your PF statement at the end of the year to know the balance.

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  Provident Fund department cracks down on South Delhi builder for not paying employee dues

  India | May 16, 2019 23:58 IST

  The department has attached the office of Deewan Chand Builders Pvt Ltd and took Rs 2 crore cheque from the company to settle the pending dues.

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  1,400 top firms in India hit by IL&FS pandemic; provident funds, pensions worth Rs 9,700 crore at stake

  Business | April 12, 2019 15:55 IST

  The cascading impact of the default by the IL&FS Group on the financial sector would be quite substantial as evidenced from the partial default of some companies and its repercussions in the financial market in September 2018. 

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  Soon, you don't have to worry about PF money transfer on switching jobs. EPFO will do it for you

  March 13, 2019 9:57 IST

  The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is working to automate the transfer process of Employee Provident Fund money (PF money) when you switch jobs. As an employee, you will not have to worry about the transfer or withdrawal of provident fund money. The PF balance from your previous organisation will be transferred based on your UAN.

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  11 Essentials of Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)

  June 20, 2019 16:44 IST

  The employee has to contribute 12% of the sum of basic salary, dearness allowance and retaining allowance under the EPF scheme.

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  EPFO notifies 8.55% interest on PF for 2017-18, lowest in 5 years

  Business | May 25, 2018 21:40 IST

  The finance ministry had ratified 8.55 per cent rate of interest on EPF for the last fiscal. But it could not be implemented because of model code of conduct for Karnataka elections.  

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  Aadhaar linking to eliminate multiple PF accounts: Official

  Business | January 19, 2018 17:57 IST

  The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Friday said it will be able to eliminate multiple account numbers of an individual once the process of linking Aadhaar is complete.

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  ‘PF money aimed at social security benefit’: EPFO advises members against withdrawing funds

  Business | December 12, 2017 17:19 IST

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) further said that PF money aimed at social security benefit and people should not treat it like a bank account.

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  EPFO may lower interest rate for 2017-18

  Business | November 27, 2017 10:10 IST

  Earlier on Thursday, the EPFO approved an accounting policy for valuation and accounting of equity investments which was prepared in consultancy with IIM Bangalore.

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  EPFO proposes to adopt centralised payment system to ease transactions

  Business | November 25, 2017 16:16 IST

  As per the board, the proposed system would help in transfer of funds on the same day to beneficiaries, availability of the facility of Aadhaar enabled transfer of funds and reduction in bank charges for transaction.