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 …
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 …