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Congress Seeks Report On UP Minister's Dubai Visit In Provident Fund Scam

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 6, 2019

Amid a war of words between the Uttar Pradesh government and the opposition over the EPF scam, the state Congress has sought on Wednesday a probe into power minister Shrikant Sharma's 2017 Dubai visit.

How To File An Online Claim For Provident Fund Withdrawal

Business | Edited by Anshul | Sunday November 3, 2019

Employees' Provident Fund Organization or EPFO, the nodal agency that monitors Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, allows the subscriber - or employees of an organisation of 20 or more individuals - to make a partial withdrawal or "advance" from a PF corpus under certain conditions, according to its website - epfindia.gov.in. The subscri...

Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) Interest Rate Raised To 8.65% For 2018-19

Business | Edited by Anshul (with inputs from PTI) | Tuesday September 24, 2019

The Labour Ministry has notified 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees provident fund (EPF) for 2018-19. The interest amount will now be credited into the accounts of over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Union minister Santosh Gangwar said on Tuesday. In an EPF account, the employee cont...

Government Approves 8.65% Interest Rate On Provident Fund For 2018-19: 10 Things To Know

Business | Edited by Anshul | Thursday September 19, 2019

The government has approved 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees' provident fund (EPF) for 2018-19, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) quoting a source. The interest amount will now be credited into the accounts of over 6 crore subscribers of retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the report added. In a...

How To Transfer Provident Fund (PF) Balance With Previous Employer To New Employer

Business | Edited by Anshul | Thursday September 19, 2019

Employees' Provident Fund Organization or EPFO, the nodal agency that monitors Employees' Provident Fund contributions, allows the subscriber - or employees of an organisation of 20 or more individuals - to transfer provident fund (PF) balance with the previous employer to a new employer. In online transfer of PF, an employee has the option to get ...

Provident Fund (PF) Subscribers To Get 8.65% Interest For 2018-19: 10 Things To Know

Business | Edited by Anshul (with inputs from PTI) | Wednesday September 18, 2019

Over six crore accounts in the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) will be credited with interest at the rate of 8.65 per cent for financial year 2018-19 ahead of the festival season, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said. In an EPF or Employees' Provident Fund account, the employee contributes 12 per cent of the salary whereas an equal am...

Over 6 Crore Provident Fund Subscribers To Get 8.65% Interest For 2018-19

Business | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 18, 2019

EPF interest rates: Retirement fund body EPFO is settling provident fund (PF) withdrawal claims at the interest rate of 8.55 per cent, which was approved for the financial year 2017-18.

How To Check Provident Fund (PF) Balance

Business | Edited by Anshul | Wednesday August 28, 2019

In an EPF account, the employee contributes 12 per cent of his or her salarytowards the account, and an equal amount is contributed by the employer, according to the EPF website - epfindia.gov.in.

Conditions Under Which You Can Withdraw From Your Provident Fund Account

Business | Anshul | Saturday August 24, 2019

The subscribers can put a claim for 'advance' withdrawal online via EPFO's website - unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in. The claim is then forwarded to the employer for approval. Once approved, the amount is credited to the subscriber's account within 10 days, according to the EPFO's website.

Interest Rate, Withdrawal Rules Of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)

Business | Edited by Anshul | Saturday August 17, 2019

In an EPF account, the employee contributes 12 per cent of his or her salary (basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance) towards the account, and an equal amount is contributed by the employer, according to the EPF website -epfindia.gov.in.

Key Things To Know About Filing An Online Claim For Provident Fund Withdrawal

Business | Edited by Anshul | Thursday August 15, 2019

In order to file an online claim for partail withdrawal from EPF corpus, subscriber should have activated his/her Universal Account Number (UAN) and the mobile number used for activating UAN should be in the working condition.

Want To Check Your Provident Fund Balance? Here's How To Do It

Business | Edited by Abhishek Jejani | Tuesday August 6, 2019

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is the nodal agency to monitor EPF contributions, which is shared equally between employees and employer.

All You Need To Know About Filing An Online Claim For Provident Fund Withdrawal

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Wednesday July 31, 2019

In EPF, a mandatory contribution is deducted from the salary of an employee and contributed towards the provident fund.

Provident Fund (PF) Accounts: Eligibility, Interest Rates, Premature Withdrawal

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Friday July 19, 2019

While EPF and GPF are compulsory retirement saving options, Public Provident Fund (PPF) account is an investment avenue with income tax benefits.

How To View Provident Fund (PF) Passbook, Check Claim Status Via Umang App

Business | NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday June 25, 2019

EPF is a mandatory contribution from the salary of an individual that every organisation with more than 20 employees has to deduct. Users can also search establishment, get EPFO address and apply for Jeevan Pramaan certificate via Umang app,, according to its website - umang.gov.in.