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Updated on: Jan 2022

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EPFO onboards Air India for social security coverage

Jan 29, 2022

BMS demands pension hike nationwide protest outside the EPFO offices

The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh BMS holds a nationwide protest from th January outside the offices o...

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Jan 22, 2022

EPFO added . lakh net subscribers in November

The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on thnbspJanuary highlights that EPFO has add...

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Jan 21, 2022

How EPFO helps those who are facing financial crunch in COVID rd wave

As the number of Covid- cases surged in India because of the highly transmissible Omicron variant ...

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Jan 14, 2022

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EPFO may increase the minimum pension to Rs 9,000/ month

According to media reports, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is planning to increase the minimum monthly pension to Rs. 9,000 for its subscribers in the coming days. Regarding this, a meeting of the Ministry of Labour and Employment is scheduled to be held in February 2022 where a decision to this effect will take […]

Jan 8, 2022

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EPFO extends e-nomination last date without any further deadline

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday clarified that account holders can add nominees to their Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts even after December 31, and no deadline has been set for the same till now. Empower your family, file enomination. #EPFO pic.twitter.com/sY8EjuDjSs — EPFO (@socialepfo) December 29, 2021 Earlier, this was tweeted by […]

Dec 31, 2021

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EPFO has made it compulsory to designate nominee, deadline is Dec 31

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it compulsory for all EPF subscribers to designate a nominee for providing Social Security to their families. The last date for adding the nominee is December 31, 2021. If you fail to add the nominee before the deadline ends, it could lead few problems including the loss of […]

Dec 23, 2021

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Air India employees to come under the ambit of EPFO from Jan 1, 2022

According to an ET report, after disinvestment, and acquisitions by Tata Group thousands of Air India and Indian Airlines employees will come under the ambit of EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) from January 1, 2022. Air India is supposed to shift all of its employees’ from the provident fund trust to the Employees’ Provident Fund […]

Dec 18, 2021

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EPFO has credited 8.5% interest in 23.34 crore account holders for FY21

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited an interest rate of 8.50 per cent in 23.34 crore account holders for the financial year (FY) 2020-21, EPFO confirmed on Twitter. Today, December 13, 2021, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation said in a tweet, “23.34 crore accounts have been credited with an interest of 8.50% for the […]

Dec 13, 2021

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EPFO has made it compulsory to designate nominee, deadline is Dec 31

Dec 13, 2021

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Employment Improves, 15.41 lakh net EPF subscribers added in Sept 2021

LFPR (Labour Force Participation Rate), WPR (Worker Population Ratio), and UR (Unemployment Rate) are the indicators reveal that the employment scenario has improved significantly over the years (as per PLFS data). In the year 2019-20, Labour Force Participation Rate for persons aged 15 years and above, rose significantly to 53.5 % as compared to 49.8 […]

Dec 9, 2021

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EPFO has credited 8.5% interest in 22.55 crore account holders for FY21

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has credited an interest rate of 8.50 per cent in 22.55 crore account holders for the financial year (FY) 2020-21, EPFO confirmed on Twitter. On 6th December 2021, EPFO said in a tweet, “22.55 crore accounts have been credited with an interest of 8.50% for the FY 2020-21” 22.55 crore […]

Dec 8, 2021

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Government forms four panels to look into EPFO functioning

According to The Hindu report, the Government of India has formed four ad-hoc board-level committees to look into the EPFO functioning for its different aspects, including IT, communications, and pension. Bhupender Yadav, Union Cabinet Minister of Labour and Employment, Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Government of India who chairs the Central Board of […]

Dec 1, 2021

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EPFO adds 15.41 lakh net subscribers in September 2021

EPFO has released highlights that EPFO has added around 15.41 lakh net subscribers during the month of September 2021. For the month of September 2021, the net subscriber additions have increased by 1.81 lakh as compared to the previous month of August 2021 when it was 13.60 lakh. Out of the total 15.41 lakh net […]

Nov 23, 2021

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EPFO removes the requirement of PF transfer on job changes

In 229th Meeting of Central Board of Trustees, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has approved the development of centralised IT-enabled systems by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). This move will allow an employee’s PF account number to remain the same even after they change their jobs. So, after the EPFO decision, PF […]

Nov 22, 2021

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Just ahead of Diwali, EPF interest is to be credited soon for FY 2021

The government has approved 8.5 per cent rate of interest on employees’ provident fund (EPF) for 2020-21 fiscal, a source said. Just ahead of Diwali, this is good news for over five crore (50 million) subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The 8.5 per cent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for […]

Oct 30, 2021