EPFO Likely to Announce Interest Rates for 2020-21 Tomorrow
3 years, 9 months ago

EPFO Likely to Announce Interest Rates for 2020-21 Tomorrow

News 18  

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation will likely announce the interest rates on Provident Fund deposits for the financial year 2020-21 on March 4, following the Central Board of Trustees meeting in Srinagar. The retirement body had said that the 8.5 percent interest would be paid in two installments – 8.15 percent from debt investments and 0.35 percent from equity. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced during her Budget 2021 speech that depositors investing more than Rs 2.5 lakh in EPF in a year would have the interest liable for tax. “In order to rationalise tax exemption for the income earned by high income employees, it is proposed to restrict tax exemption for the interest income earned on the employees’ contribution to various provident funds to the annual contribution of Rs 2.5 lakh,” Sitharaman said during the Budget speech on February 1.

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EPFO to offer ATM withdrawals for savings, new features from Jan 2025: official
1 week, 3 days ago

EPFO to offer ATM withdrawals for savings, new features from Jan 2025: official

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation subscribers will soon have easier access to their savings with new ATM withdrawal facilities. From January 2025, they will be able to withdraw funds up to a specified limit using an EPFO account-linked ATM card, along with other features to improve access, said an official on Saturday. EPFO subscribers will be able to …

EPFO key amendments: Now faster claims and more interest benefits for members
1 week, 4 days ago

EPFO key amendments: Now faster claims and more interest benefits for members

India Today  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has introduced major changes to provide financial relief and faster claim settlement for Employees Provident Fund members. KEY UPDATE ON INTEREST PAYMENTS EPFO announced that the Central Board of Trustees has approved an important amendment to paragraph 60 of the EPF Scheme, 1952. BENEFITS FOR EPF MEMBERS Speaking to The Economic Times, Puneet Gupta, Tax …

EPFO 3.0: ATM Access To PF And Removal Of 12% Contribution Cap On The Cards: Report
2 weeks, 6 days ago

EPFO 3.0: ATM Access To PF And Removal Of 12% Contribution Cap On The Cards: Report

ABP News  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is set to introduce a series of transformative features under its proposed upgrade, EPFO 3.0. These changes, aimed at enhancing accessibility and flexibility for members, include ATM-enabled withdrawals, removal of the current contribution cap, and pension conversion options, according to a report by ET Now. Key Highlights of EPFO 3.0 PF Withdrawals via ATMs: The …

EPFO board pitches amnesty plan for PF payment violations
3 weeks, 2 days ago

EPFO board pitches amnesty plan for PF payment violations

Hindustan Times  

In a key decision, the central board of trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, in its 236th meeting chaired by labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday, approved reinvesting 50% of its redemption proceeds from exchange traded funds back into equities. The board also recommended to the Union government a national EPFO amnesty scheme 2024 for all types of employers …

EPFO update: Central Board of Trustees meet to decide on proposals — ETF investment increase to 15%? Details here
3 weeks, 3 days ago

EPFO update: Central Board of Trustees meet to decide on proposals — ETF investment increase to 15%? Details here

Live Mint  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation's Central Board of Trustees is set to meet today, November 30, to decide on various proposals, according to a Business Today report citing sources. The proposals under discussion include the redemption policy for increased investments in equity traded funds, re-investment of ETF proceeds, guidelines for investments into real estate investment trusts, and the annual performance …

Two ways for the EPFO to give itself an image boost
1 month, 1 week ago

Two ways for the EPFO to give itself an image boost

Live Mint  

The proof of a retiral kitty’s worth is in the retiring. Since a surge in bogus claims after EPFO processes went online seems like a minor explanation at best, the organization must release data in more granular detail—and sooner—for a clearer picture of the scenario. Moreover, the government’s move to tax employee contributions to the fund above ₹2.5 lakh each …

EPFO Raises PF Withdrawal Limit: New Rule Allows Higher Payout for Personal Needs
3 months ago

EPFO Raises PF Withdrawal Limit: New Rule Allows Higher Payout for Personal Needs

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has raised the one-time withdrawal limit for provident fund accounts to Rs 1 lakh, doubling the previous limit of Rs 50,000. The EPFO manages the provident fund, pension, and insurance schemes for the organised sector employees in India, primarily through the Employees’ Provident Fund scheme. Mandaviya also announced another key update: the government has relaxed …

What are the issues faced by EPFO pensioners?
3 months, 1 week ago

What are the issues faced by EPFO pensioners?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Nearly 78 lakh Provident Fund pensioners across the country under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation will receive their pension through any bank, any branch from January 1, 2025. The Union Labour Ministry cleared the proposal earlier this month for a Centralised Pension Payment System as part of the EPFO’s ongoing …

Centre to make EPFO pensions fully portable to ease payouts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre to make EPFO pensions fully portable to ease payouts

Hindustan Times  

The Union government will roll out a centralised pension payment system for all subscribers of the state-run retirement fund manager, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, which will enable bank and location portability, and eliminate the need to physically move payment orders, Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya has said. Under the reforms taking effect next year, the regional offices would not …

When will EPF interest be credited for FY 2023-24? All you need to know about it
7 months, 4 weeks ago

When will EPF interest be credited for FY 2023-24? All you need to know about it

India TV News  

In a move welcomed by salaried workers, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation raised the interest rate on provident fund deposits for the Financial Year 2023–24 from 8.15% to 8.25%. Interest calculated monthly, and deposits expected soon EPFO calculates interest on provident fund deposits monthly, with the contributions deposited at the end of the fiscal year. Checking EPF balance: Easy methods …

EPF interest calculation: Your guide to understanding EPF account interest
9 months ago

EPF interest calculation: Your guide to understanding EPF account interest

India TV News  

The Employees’ Provident Fund stands as a crucial retirement savings scheme facilitated by the Central government, catering to both salaried employees and private sector workers. Declared EPF interest rate The annual EPF interest rate is announced by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation. For the financial year 2023-24, the EPF interest rate stands at 8.25%. Calculation method EPF interest is compounded …

EPF interest hiked to 3-year high of 8.25%
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EPF interest hiked to 3-year high of 8.25%

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Ahead of general elections, the interest rate paid on employee provident fund was on Saturday hiked to 8.25 per cent for fiscal year ending March 31, the highest in three years.The central board of trustees of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation recommended to the finance ministry for raising the interest rate for nearly 8 crore contributing subscribers, the …

EPFO hikes interest rate to 8.25 per cent on employees' provident fund, highest in three years
10 months, 2 weeks ago

EPFO hikes interest rate to 8.25 per cent on employees' provident fund, highest in three years

India TV News  

Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has hiked the interest rate on deposits to 8.25 per cent from 8.15 per cent. In March 2023, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation had increased the interest rate on EPF marginally to 8.15 per cent for 2022-23 from 8.10 per cent in 2021-22. The 8.5 per cent interest rate on EPF deposits for …

The woes of pensioners and PF members
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The woes of pensioners and PF members

The Hindu  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation ’s recent clarification on the implementation of the 2022 Supreme Court verdict on higher Provident Fund pension seems to have added to the woes of pensioners and PF members. Issues in pension computation In the most contentious matter of pension computation, the clarification, which states that pension will be calculated as per paragraph 12 of …

Diwali 2023: ‘Gift’ for employees as centre starts crediting PF interest; here how to check if you have received
1 year, 1 month ago

Diwali 2023: ‘Gift’ for employees as centre starts crediting PF interest; here how to check if you have received

Live Mint  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has initiated the process of crediting interest to provident fund accounts for the financial year 2022-23, offering an interest rate of 8.15 percent. The interest rate set by the EPFO for the financial year 2022-23 represents a notable uptick from the 7.59 percent interest rate provided in the preceding financial year. The EPFO has issued …

EPFO added 17.89 lakh net members in June this year in 11-month high, says govt data
1 year, 4 months ago

EPFO added 17.89 lakh net members in June this year in 11-month high, says govt data

India TV News  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation added 17.89 lakh net members on a net basis in June 2023, according to data released by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. State-wise analysis State-wise analysis of payroll data shows that the five states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Haryana have the highest net member addition. The other four states are as …

Centre ratifies 8.15% interest rate on EPF for 2022-23
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre ratifies 8.15% interest rate on EPF for 2022-23

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The government has ratified the rate of interest at 8.15 per cent rate on deposits under the Employees Provident Fund scheme for the financial year 2022-23. Retirement fund body EPFO on March 28, 2023, had marginally raised the interest rate on employees' provident fund deposits to 8.15 per cent for 2022-23 for its over six crore subscribers. As …

Govt hikes interest rate on Employees Provident Fund for 2022-23 to 8.15%
1 year, 5 months ago

Govt hikes interest rate on Employees Provident Fund for 2022-23 to 8.15%

Hindustan Times  

The government has ratified the rate of interest at 8.15 per cent rate on deposits under the Employees Provident Fund scheme for the financial year 2022-23. Retirement fund body EPFO on March 28, 2023, had marginally raised the interest rate on employees' provident fund deposits to 8.15 per cent for 2022-23 for its over six crore subscribers. As per an …

EPF Update: Govt Approves 8.15% Interest Rate for Fiscal 2023-24; Details Here
1 year, 5 months ago

EPF Update: Govt Approves 8.15% Interest Rate for Fiscal 2023-24; Details Here

News 18  

The central government has approved to credit interest at 8.15 per cent to the Employees’ Provident Fund scheme for 2023-24. The EPFO’s Central Board of Trustees on March 28 set an 8.15 per cent interest rate on provident fund for this fiscal. According to an Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation office order issued on Monday, July 24, the labour ministry has …

EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till July 11
1 year, 5 months ago

EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till July 11

The Hindu  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has extended the deadline for members and pensioners to apply for higher Provident Fund pension till July 11 The deadline was to expire on June 26. The EPFO said it would be the “last opportunity” for employees to submit the joint options to get pension on higher wages. Over 16 lakh applications received The EPFO …

EPFO data: 13.4 lakh members added to retirement fund body in March, 1.39 crore in 2022-23
1 year, 7 months ago

EPFO data: 13.4 lakh members added to retirement fund body in March, 1.39 crore in 2022-23

India TV News  

EPFO Data: According to payroll data released on Saturday, the retirement fund body EPFO added 13.40 lakh members on a net basis in March, taking the total addition to 1.39 crore in 2022-23, The latest data suggested that a total of 1.22 crore members were added to the EPFO on a net basis in 2021-22. Out of 13.40 lakh members …

EPFO: New deadline to apply for higher pension. Check details here
1 year, 7 months ago

EPFO: New deadline to apply for higher pension. Check details here

Live Mint  

In order to provide a larger window of opportunity and in order to enable all eligible persons to file their applications, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has extended the date for filing applications to opt for a higher pension. The Supreme Court initially set a four-month deadline from the judgment date for eligible employees who were members of the EPF …

EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till June 26
1 year, 7 months ago

EPFO extends deadline to apply for higher pension till June 26

Hindustan Times  

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation on Tuesday extended the date for filing applications to opt for a higher pension till June 26, 2023. Here's how to check your PF balance According to the statement by the ministry of Labour and Employment, the timeline for filing applications has been extended in order to provide a larger window of opportunity and in order …

As EPFO higher pension scheme deadline arrives, check eligibility, interest rate and other details
1 year, 7 months ago

As EPFO higher pension scheme deadline arrives, check eligibility, interest rate and other details

Hindustan Times  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has set May 3 as the last date to submit an application for higher pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme. Employees who became members before 1 September 2014 and continue to be one can apply for higher pension. Documents to submit Employees should share an agreement to allow the transfer of funds from the provident …

EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on provident fund
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on provident fund

Hindustan Times  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, the retirement fund manager to India’s nearly 70-million-strong salaried class, has fixed an 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident fund for 2022-23, a member of its Central Board of Trustees told HT. Provident fund savings are mandatory under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act. Provident fund savings are mandatory under the Employees Provident …

EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on employees' provident fund for 2022-23
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on employees' provident fund for 2022-23

India Today  

The retirement body fund Employees Provident Fund Organisation on Monday fixed the employees’ provident fund for 2022-23 at 8.15 per cent, reported news agency PTI quoting sources. The fresh rate is 0.5 per cent higher than the 8.1 per cent interest rate EPFO had declared for 2021-22, which also was the lowest in almost four decades. “The Employees’ Provident Fund …

EPFO Fixes 8.15% Interest Rate On EPF For 2022-23
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO Fixes 8.15% Interest Rate On EPF For 2022-23

News 18  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has fixed 8.15% interest rate on Employees’ Provident Fund for the financial year 2022-23. “The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s apex decision making body Central Board of Trustees has decided to provide 8.15 per cent rate of interest on EPF for 2022-23 at its meeting on Tuesday,” news agency PTI quoted a source as saying. The …

EPFO marginally hikes interest rate on deposits to 8.15 %
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO marginally hikes interest rate on deposits to 8.15 %

The Hindu  

After a two-day meeting of the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, which ended here on Tuesday, it was decided to recommend an increase of 0.05% in the interest for Provident Fund deposits. A government release said the interest rate would be officially notified in the government gazette after the approval of the Ministry of Finance, …

EPFO says it has ‘no direct investments in individual stocks’
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO says it has ‘no direct investments in individual stocks’

The Hindu  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, which manages the retirement savings of crores of formal sector workers, asserted late on March 27 that there is no direct investment of EPFO funds in any individual stocks. The retirement fund manager said it follows “passive investment in equity” by investing in Exchange Traded Funds, as per the investment pattern set by the Finance …

EPFO likely to decide rate of interest on employees’ provident fund deposits for FY23 by March 28
1 year, 8 months ago

EPFO likely to decide rate of interest on employees’ provident fund deposits for FY23 by March 28

The Hindu  

The retirement fund body EPFO is likely to announce the rate of interest on employees' provident fund deposits for 2022-23 at its two-day meeting beginning Monday. "The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees is likely to decide the rate of interest on EPF for 2022-23 at its two-day meeting beginning on Monday afternoon," a source …

2-day EPFO board meeting from today: List of issues likely to be taken up
1 year, 8 months ago

2-day EPFO board meeting from today: List of issues likely to be taken up

Hindustan Times  

The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation will convene in New Delhi on Monday for a 2-day meet, during which they are expected to discuss a host of issues, including the interest rate for the financial year 2023-24. Higher pension: The board may hold detailed discussions regarding the higher pension option for subscribers after the Supreme …

EPF Interest Rate Likely To Be Revised Down To 8%, EPFO Board Meet May Decide Today
1 year, 8 months ago

EPF Interest Rate Likely To Be Revised Down To 8%, EPFO Board Meet May Decide Today

News 18  

The interest rate on the employees’ provident fund is likely to be revised, even as the retirement fund body EPFO’s board meets on Monday. According to an ET report recently, the government might peg the interest rate on PF deposits at about 8 per cent for the financial year 2022-23, as compared with 8.1 per cent currently. For 2021-22, the …

EPF Interest Credit: Member Accounts Of 98% Contributory Firms Updated Till Mar 6, Check Details
1 year, 9 months ago

EPF Interest Credit: Member Accounts Of 98% Contributory Firms Updated Till Mar 6, Check Details

News 18  

Employees’ provident fund member accounts of 98% of contributory firms or establishments have been updated with the latest interest credit till March 6, 2023, Parliament was informed on Monday. “This is an ongoing process, which has been taken up in a scheduled manner post development of software and by March 6, 2023, the process has been completed in respect of …

EPF Board meet pushed to March 27-28
1 year, 9 months ago

EPF Board meet pushed to March 27-28

The Hindu  

The government on Monday announced the deferral of a meeting of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation board, where it is expected to finalise the EPF rate to be paid on crores of formal sector workers’ retirement savings in its custody for 2022-23. Chaired by Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav, the board of trustees of the EPFO was earlier …

EPF Interest 2021-22, Trustees Flag Non-Credit Issue; Check Latest Update
1 year, 10 months ago

EPF Interest 2021-22, Trustees Flag Non-Credit Issue; Check Latest Update

News 18  

Retirement fund body EPFO’s trustees, including those representing employers as well as workers, have raised the issue of non-credit of interest on employees’ provident fund for 2021-22 even after its ratification in June last year. The Employees Provident Organisation’s Central Board of Trustees, headed by Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, in March 2022 approved an 8.1 per cent rate of …

Wait for interest credit for 2021-22 prolongs for lakhs of EPF subscribers
1 year, 10 months ago

Wait for interest credit for 2021-22 prolongs for lakhs of EPF subscribers

The Hindu  

Nearly two years after the Budget 2021-22 introduced a tax on annual Employees’ Provident Fund contributions of over ₹2.5 lakh, implementation challenges continue to affect lakhs of EPF members with interest dues for that year still not credited into their accounts. Since then, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has split EPF passbooks for 2021-22 into taxable and non-taxable contributions, but …

EPFO subscribers expected to receive entire PF interest amount after Diwali: Reports
2 years, 2 months ago

EPFO subscribers expected to receive entire PF interest amount after Diwali: Reports

Firstpost  

The finance ministry said earlier this month that the interest amount is being credited into subscribers’ accounts and if it wasn’t apparent in the account statements, it was because the EPFO software is being upgraded Good news for EPFO subscribers! The interest is expected to be credited into subscribers’ accounts by the end of this month, according to media reports. …

How much of your EPFO money is invested in stocks
2 years, 4 months ago

How much of your EPFO money is invested in stocks

Live Mint  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO members having a provident fund account get tax-free and risk-free guaranteed return on their money. While replying to a question raised by Lok Sabha lawmakers including Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari, the Minister of State for Ministry of Labour & Employment Rameshwar Teli said, "Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation invests 85 per cent of …

EPF still top scorer despite cut in interest rate to 40-year low - 5 Reasons
2 years, 6 months ago

EPF still top scorer despite cut in interest rate to 40-year low - 5 Reasons

India TV News  

EPF Interest Rate 2021-22, EPF Interest Rate Cut: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, responsible for regulation and management of provident funds in the country, has cut the interest rate on EPF to a 40-year-low of 8.1 per cent for the financial year 2021-22, causing more pain to the salaried class at a time when inflation is at an 8-year-high. A …

Govt Approves 8.1 Per Cent Interest Rate On EPF Deposits For 2021-22, Lowest In Four Decades
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt Approves 8.1 Per Cent Interest Rate On EPF Deposits For 2021-22, Lowest In Four Decades

ABP News  

New Delhi: The central government has approved 8.1 per cent rate of interest on employees' provident fund deposits for 2021-22, an over four-decade low, for about five crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO, reported by the PTI. Earlier in March this year, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation had decided to lower the interest on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 …

Centre approves 8.1% interest rate on employees' provident fund deposit for 2021-22
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre approves 8.1% interest rate on employees' provident fund deposit for 2021-22

Firstpost  

The 8.1 per cent EPF rate of interest is the lowest since 1977-78, when it stood at 8 per cent New Delhi: The government has approved 8.1 per cent rate of interest on employees’ provident fund deposits for 2021-22 – an over four-decade low – for about five crore subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO. Earlier in March this year, …

EPF Interest Rate: PF Members to Get 8.1% Interest for 2021-22; Lowest Since 1977-78
2 years, 6 months ago

EPF Interest Rate: PF Members to Get 8.1% Interest for 2021-22; Lowest Since 1977-78

News 18  

The government has approved a four-decade-low interest rate of 8.1 per cent on employee provident fund deposits for 2021-22, according to news agency PTI quoting an EPFO office order. The retirement fund body had in March decided to pay an 8.1 per cent rate of interest on the provident fund deposits for the financial year 2021-22, against 8.5 per cent …

PPF vs EPF vs FD: Check latest interest rates
2 years, 8 months ago

PPF vs EPF vs FD: Check latest interest rates

India Today  

Employees Provident Fund, fixed deposit and Public Provident Fund are popular among investors who prefer low-risk investment and a decent dividend. PPF INTEREST RATE The PPF interest rate for the first quarter of the new financial year remains at 7.1 per cent. EPF INTEREST RATE Recently, the EPF or Provident Fund interest rate was reduced to a four-decade low of …

EPFO asks PF members not to do these | Details here
2 years, 8 months ago

EPFO asks PF members not to do these | Details here

India Today  

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has warned subscribers of the Employees' Provident Fund or popularly known as PF, of fraudsters. In a twitter post, EPFO said that it never asks personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, bank account, OTP over phone, social media, and Whatsapp. #EPFO never asks its members to share their personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank …

PF Update: Provident Fund Contributions to Be Taxed Soon? Know What the Govt Says
2 years, 8 months ago

PF Update: Provident Fund Contributions to Be Taxed Soon? Know What the Govt Says

News 18  

The central government has laid out a plan to impose taxes on Employees Provident Fund contributions above Rs 2.50 lakh in a year. On the contrary, if a government employee contributes Rs 6 lakh to provident fund, Rs 1 lakh is going to be taxed under the rule. With this new amendment, the government wants to curb high income earners …

EPFO interest rate better than other schemes, reflects today's realities, says Nirmala Sitharaman
2 years, 9 months ago

EPFO interest rate better than other schemes, reflects today's realities, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Firstpost  

She said the decision to lower interest rate was taken by the central board of the provident fund managing body, EPFO, which has representatives of all stakeholders including employees’ unions New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended a proposal to cut interest rate paid on employees’ provident fund deposits to over four-decade low of 8.1 per cent, saying …

EPF interest rate: When will subscribers receive payment?
2 years, 9 months ago

EPF interest rate: When will subscribers receive payment?

India Today  

Employees' provident fund interest rate was cut to a four-decade low of 8.1 per cent for the 2021-22 fiscal. EPF INTEREST RATE The EPFO paid 8.5 per cent interest rate to its subscribers in 2020-21, the same as in the previous year. EPF INTEREST TO SUBSCRIBERS The 8.1 per cent interest rate was recommended by the Central Board of Trustees …

Let workers migrate out of the poorly performing EPFO to the NPS
2 years, 9 months ago

Let workers migrate out of the poorly performing EPFO to the NPS

Live Mint  

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation must manage workers’ savings more efficiently to help them build a respectable retirement nest. The 8.1% rate of return that the Central Board of Trustees of the EPFO has recommended for 2021-22—although better than the interest rate on bank deposits and small savings schemes —is not just lower than the 8.5% return in the previous …

'Return gift': Congress' jibe at BJP after EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.1%, lowest in 4 decades
2 years, 9 months ago

'Return gift': Congress' jibe at BJP after EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.1%, lowest in 4 decades

Hindustan Times  

The latest reduction in Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's interest rate is a "return gift" by the Bharatiya Janata Party to people after it secured a record win in the recently concluded assembly elections in five states, Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on Saturday. "The EPFO has reduced the interest rate on PF deposits to the lowest …

EPF rate slashed from 8.5% to 8.1% for 2021-22, to hit savings
2 years, 9 months ago

EPF rate slashed from 8.5% to 8.1% for 2021-22, to hit savings

The Hindu  

The return on workers’ retirement savings parked with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has been slashed to 8.1% for 2021-22 from the 8.5% rate credited to EPF members’ accounts in the last two years. The EPFO’s income from investments this year stood at ₹76,768 crore from about ₹70,000 crore in 2020-21, when it had paid out 8.5% to EPF accounts. …

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