'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 level in 10 years. Earlier in the day, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's top decision-making body the Central Board of Trustees approved an 8.1% interest rate on provident fund deposits for the financial year 2021-22. The interest rate for the current fiscal year ending March 31 was set by the retirement fund body EPFO for its about five crore subscribers.

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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 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 …

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 …

Pension concerns: On the EPFO recommendation
10 months, 1 week ago

Pension concerns: On the EPFO recommendation

The Hindu  

The recommendation of the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation for a 0.1-percentage-point increase in provident fund deposits for 2023-24 should not be surprising, as it is in tune with what the EPFO did last year. Months ago, the Finance Ministry had rejected a proposal to double the minimum pension amount, citing a “huge rise” in …

EPF interest hiked to 3-year high of 8.25%
10 months, 1 week 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 …

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 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 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 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 …

’Significant drop’ achieved in EPF’s actuarial deficit, Centre informs Rajya Sabha
1 year, 8 months ago

’Significant drop’ achieved in EPF’s actuarial deficit, Centre informs Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

A “significant drop” has been achieved in the actuarial deficit of the Employees’ Pension Fund, according to the Central government. This has become possible thanks to improvement in the quality of data in respect of members of the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 and amendments carried out based on recommendations of the actuarial valuation report, and suggestions of the Union Finance …

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. …

EPF Interest At 4-Decade Low: Here're Current Rates Offered By PPF, NSC, Kisan Vikas Patra
2 years, 6 months ago

EPF Interest At 4-Decade Low: Here're Current Rates Offered By PPF, NSC, Kisan Vikas Patra

News 18  

The government has ratified a four-decade-low interest rate of 8.1 per cent on employees’ provident fund deposits for 2021-22. Post office savings deposits offer an interest rate of 4 per cent per annum, while time deposits of the tenure 1-3 years offer 5.5 per cent per annum. National Saving Certificates and Kisan Vikas Patra are offering annual interest rates 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 …

Centre okays slashing PF interest rate
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre okays slashing PF interest rate

The Hindu  

The Union Finance Ministry has approved the EPFO Central Board of Trustees’ decision taken in March to reduce the interest rate on PF accounts to 8.1% from 8.5%. “The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has conveyed the approval of the Central Government under para 60 of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 to credit interest at the rate …

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 …

EPFO new guidelines: PF contribution above ₹2.5 lakh? Here are new tax rules
2 years, 8 months ago

EPFO new guidelines: PF contribution above ₹2.5 lakh? Here are new tax rules

Live Mint  

In the latest move, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has released fresh guidelines regards to taxes and deductions on interest earned on EPF accounts. The government's statutory body has announced a new structure of tax deducted at source on provident contributions above ₹2.5 lakh annually for the private sector employees. Under the new guidelines which were issued on April 6, …

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 …

Lowest EPF Rate In 43 Years, But Govt Says Returns Getting Higher Than Retail Inflation Rate
2 years, 9 months ago

Lowest EPF Rate In 43 Years, But Govt Says Returns Getting Higher Than Retail Inflation Rate

ABP News  

EPF Rate Cut: For 2021-22, the Central Board of Trustees has decided to reduce the EPF rate to 8.1 percent, which is the lowest EPF rate in 43 years. Defending the EPF rate cut, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Rajya Sabha that the rate was dictated by today's realities where interest rate on other small saving instruments was …

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 …

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. …

Retirement fund body EPFO sets interest rate at over four-decade low of 8.1% for 2021-22
2 years, 9 months ago

Retirement fund body EPFO sets interest rate at over four-decade low of 8.1% for 2021-22

India Today  

The retirement fund body EPFO has set the interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 at 8.1 per cent, which is the lowest it has been in more than four decades. "The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustees has decided to provide 8.1 per cent rate of interest on Employees Provident Fund for 2021-22 …

Middle-class savings to dip as EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.1% for 2021-22
2 years, 9 months ago

Middle-class savings to dip as EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.1% for 2021-22

Hindustan Times  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, the state-run retirement fund manager and a popular savings scheme for millions of salaried middle-class Indians, on Saturday decided on an 8.1% interest on provident fund deposits for 2021-22, a downward revision. In the previous year, the fund manager kept the interest rate on savings steady at 8.5% but Saturday’s downward revision is lowest in …

EPFO fixes 8.1% as interest rate, a over four-decade low, on EPF deposits for 2021-22
2 years, 9 months ago

EPFO fixes 8.1% as interest rate, a over four-decade low, on EPF deposits for 2021-22

Firstpost  

This is the lowest since 1977-78, when the EPF interest rate stood at 8 per cent. New Delhi: The interest rate on employees’ provident fund deposits on Saturday was proposed to be cut to a four-decade low of 8.1 per cent for the current 2021-22 fiscal from 8.5 per cent in the previous year, sources said. The EPFO paid 8.5 …

Employees' Provident Fund interest rate slashed from 8.5% to 8.1%
2 years, 9 months ago

Employees' Provident Fund interest rate slashed from 8.5% to 8.1%

Hindustan Times  

Retirement fund body EPFO on Saturday decided to lower the interest on provident fund deposits for 2021-22 to an over four-decade low of 8.1 per cent for its about five crore subscribers, from 8.5 per cent provided in 2020-21, sources said. The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation office This is the lowest since 1977-78, when the EPF interest rate stood at …

EPF Interest Rate 2021-22: PF Members to Get 8.1% Interest, Lowest in Decades; Know More
2 years, 9 months ago

EPF Interest Rate 2021-22: PF Members to Get 8.1% Interest, Lowest in Decades; Know More

News 18  

EPF interest rate 2021-22: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation on Saturday decided to pay 8.1 per cent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the current financial year 2021-22, sources told CNBC-TV18. The rationale behind this recommendation is we want to strike a balance between the safety of EPF corpus with high returns and we will look for well …

EPFO to take call on interest rate for 2021-22 in March
2 years, 10 months ago

EPFO to take call on interest rate for 2021-22 in March

India TV News  

EPFO's apex decision-making body Central Board of Trustee will take a call on interest rate on employees' provident fund deposits for 2021-22 in its meeting next month. Asked whether EPFO would maintain the 8.5 per cent interest rate for 2021-22 as decided for 2020-21, Yadav, who also heads the CBT, said the decision would be taken on the basis of …

Your EPF money will be tax free | Details here
2 years, 10 months ago

Your EPF money will be tax free | Details here

India Today  

It is essential to ensure a steady flow of income after retirement. Employees' Provident Funds offer one of the best retirement plan investment approaches. INCOME TAX FREE If an employee never withdraws the PF amount during his/her working tenure, that individual stands to gain a lot of advantages during the time of retirement. If an employee does not withdraw money …

EPFO board allows faster decisions on investment opportunities
3 years, 1 month ago

EPFO board allows faster decisions on investment opportunities

The Hindu  

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s Central Board of Trustees on Saturday approved a proposal that would speed up decisions on investment opportunities, according to EPFO officials. The CBT, at a meeting chaired by Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav, “decided to empower the Finance Investment and Audit Committee to decide upon the investment options, on case-to-case basis, for investment in …

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