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On Your Provident Fund, You'll Continue To Earn 8.5% Interest For This Year

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Friday March 5, 2021

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced the interest rates on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21 on Thursday, March 4. Labor Minister Santosh Gangwar told NDTV that the EPFO board has maintained 8.5 percent interest for 2020-21, the same rate fixed for the last fiscal 2019-20. The EPFO's central board of ...

Interest On Your PF Will Be Taxed If You Contribute More Than Rs 2.5 Lakh Annually

Business | Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Monday February 1, 2021

Individuals whose provident fund contribution is Rs 2.5 lakh and above in a financial year, will not be able to seek tax exemption on the interest earned

Here's How To Activate Universal Account Number On EPFO Portal

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Sunday January 24, 2021

In order to check the EPF balance, account holders need to activate the UAN first

Here's How To Change Registered Mobile Number In EPF Account

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Sunday January 24, 2021

The UAN or universal account number is a 12-digit number allotted by the EPFO to every employee and is an important part of the employee provident find services

8.5% Provident Fund Interest Being Credited: Here's How To Check PF Balance

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Sunday January 24, 2021

Provident Fund (PF) Balance: The provident fund balance can be checked through the official EPFO's website, SMS and missed call facilities, or through the Umang mobile app

EPFO Social Security Assistant Exam Result Expected By February 1

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Tuesday January 12, 2021

The final result of the exam held for selection of Social Security Assistant (SSA) in the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be declared within February 1.

Retirement Fund Body Begins Crediting 8.5% Interest, Here's How To Check Balance

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad (With inputs from Agencies) | Thursday December 31, 2020

Retirement fund body Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday, December 31started crediting 8.5 per cent rate of interest on employees' provident fund (EPF) for fiscal year 2019-2020 for its over six crore members

Entire 8.5% PF Interest To Be Credited In One Go: Labour Minister To NDTV

India News | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday December 31, 2020

The interest on provident fund will be paid in one go and not in two instalments, the government has said, citing good financial health of the massive fund body that acts as a security cushion for a majority of employees across the country.

8.5% Provident Fund Interest To Be Credited In Accounts From Tomorrow

Business | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 31, 2020

The labour ministry has already sent the direction to credit the 8.5 per cent interest on EPF for 2019-20 to the EPFO and the body has already started crediting interest into members account for the last fiscal

Provident Fund Interest To Be Paid In A Single Instance, Not In Two Instalments: Sources

Business | Reported by Himanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Abhishek Vasudev | Wednesday December 9, 2020

EPFO received good returns from the sale of ETFs and is in now in a position to transfer the entire tranche of interest payments to subscribers in one go.

EPFO Exam: UPSC Allows Candidates To Change Exam Centre Choice

Jobs | Edited by Maitree Baral | Wednesday December 9, 2020

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will allow candidates, those who had applied for the Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer in the Employees' Provident Fund Organization, to change their preferences for their exam centre.

Here's How To Log Into EPFO Using Your UAN

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Saturday November 28, 2020

The UAN (universal account number) is a 12-digit number allotted by the EPFO to every employee and it remains the same for the entire life, irrespective of how many jobs one changes

EPFO Extends Deadline To Submit Life Certificate For Pensioners Till February 2021

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad (With inputs from Agencies) | Saturday November 28, 2020

Jeevan Praman Patra: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has extended the time limit for submission of Life Certificate up to 28th February 2021.

Atmanirbhar 3.0: Government To Now Make Provident Fund Contributions For These Employees

Business | Edited by Nikita Prasad | Thursday November 12, 2020

This scheme is a contribution to the PF account of employees and is subsidy support by the government

Government's Stimulus 3.0: Jobs Creation Scheme, Tax Relief In Housing

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Thursday November 12, 2020

Every EPFO registered established organisation, who take new employees who were never covered under EPFO or those who lost their job between Mar 1 and Sept 30 this year will receive benefits.