Category Archives: Provident Fund

EPFO members can withdraw 75% from PF, if employment not received in 1 month

By | June 28, 2018

Ministry of Labour & Employment Many Key Decision taken in 222nd Meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF Posted On: 27 JUN 2018 12:28PM by PIB Delhi The 222nd meeting of the Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held yesterday under the chairmanship of Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge) Shri Santosh… Read More »

EPF Revised administrative charges from 01.06.2018 : Notification S.O. 2011(E) dated 21.05.2018

By | May 25, 2018

Revised administrative charges under EPF from 01.06.2018 Revised administrative charges under EPF from 01.06.2018 under Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Summary of Revised administrative charges under EPF from 01.06.2018 PF Administrative Charges Reduced to 0.5% from 0.65%. Ministry of Labour and Employment decided to reduce PF administrative charges payable by employers. As per gazette notification issued on 21st May, 2017 new rate of… Read More »

EPF Account Interest Rate for FY 2017-18 @ 8.55 % : EPFO Circular 25.05.18

By | May 25, 2018

EPF Account Interest Rate for FY 2017-18 @ 8.55%  EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Head Office: Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14, Bhikaji cama Place, New Delhi -110066 www.epfindia.qov.in , www.epfindia.nic.in No.Invest.I/CBT Agenda/ROI/2017-18/4153 Dated 25th May, 2018 To All Regional Provident Fund Commissioners, Officers-In-Charge, Regional Offices/Sub-Regional Offices. Sub: Declaration of Rate of… Read More »

Pension can’t be denied for not submitting Life Certificate /non re-marriage certificate

By | April 12, 2018

Pension not to be denied for non-submission of Life Certificate or non re-marriage certificate for want of Aadhaar or fingerprint authentication failure EPFO has issued a circular letter no. Pension-1/17(10)2016-17/Jeevan Pramaan/913 dated 09.04.2018 to all Pension Disbursing Banks, Director General, Postal Services regarding problems faced by Pensioners in submission  of Life Certificate/non  re-marriage certificate under EPS, 1995. As per… Read More »

Enhancement of Gratuity Limit w.e.f. 29.03.2018.

By | April 5, 2018

Ministry of Labour & Employment Enhancement of Gratuity Limit Posted On: 04 APR 2018 3:12PM by PIB Delhi The Government has issued Notification the same day wherein gratuity limit has been increased   from Rs.10 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Government has also issued another Notification on the same day wherein it… Read More »

Online EPF claims : Do test checking : EPFO

By | April 3, 2018

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi 110066 www.epfindia.gov.in Tel : 011-26197023 Fax : 011-26100166 WEB CIRCULATION No. NDC/Appl Software/2018/41 Dated: 02-04-2018 To All ACC (Zones) & ACC (Audit) All Regional PF Commissioners (RO) OIC, Concurrent Audit Cell. Madam/Sir, Further to the… Read More »

Gratuity Tax Free Limit increased to Rs 20 Lakh : Notification

By | March 30, 2018

Gratuity Tax Free Limit increased to Rs 20 Lakh NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 29th March, 2018 S.O. 1420 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972), the Central Government hereby specifies that the amount of gratuity payable to an employee under… Read More »

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act 2018 : Notification : Download

By | March 30, 2018

MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 29th March, 2018/Chaitra 8, 1940 (Saka)   The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 28th March, 2018, and is hereby published for general information:— THE PAYMENT OF GRATUITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2018 NO. 12 OF 2018 [28th March, 2018.] An Act… Read More »

Pensioner’s Portal at EPFO website : Track eKYC status online

By | March 28, 2018

Pensioner’s Portal at EPFO website Ministry of Labour & Employment Posted On: 28 MAR 2018 11:30AM by PIB Delhi EPFO has launched the pensioner’s portal  https://mis.epfindia.gov.in/PensionPaymentEnquiry. The pensioner’s portal is recently launched service, available at EPFO website by which all EPFO pensioners may get the details of pension related information like Pension payment order number,… Read More »