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Updated on: Sep 2025
EPFO Revamps ECR System to Simplify Employer Return Filing
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EPFO Revamps ECR System to Simplify Employer Return Filing

Sep 29, 2025

EPFO Added a Historic Number of Members in May - Ministry

In a significant development, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO has reported the hig...

EPFO
Jul 22, 2024
EPFO Added a Historic Number of Members in May - Ministry

EPFO facial authentication technology sees surge . to . lakh

The Ministry of Labour amp Employment announced the surge in the use of EPFO Facial Authentication...

EPFO
Jun 8, 2024
EPFO facial authentication technology sees surge . to . lakh

EPFO new rule allows Rs. lakh partial withdrawal for medical needs

One of the two main social security organization under the Government of Indias Ministry of L...

EPFO
Apr 18, 2024
EPFO new rule allows Rs. lakh partial withdrawal for medical needs
EPFO has credited 8.5% interest in 23.34 crore account holders for FY21
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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
EPFO has credited 8.5% interest in 22.55 crore account holders for FY21
EPFO

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
EPFO removes the requirement of PF transfer on job changes
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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
EPFO to credit interest of FY 2020-21 very soon, the process is in pipeline
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EPFO to credit interest of FY 2020-21 very soon, the process is in pipeline

EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) is likely to credit the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) interest to accounts of its subscribers very soon, it has been confirmed in a tweet. As per the reports, earlier, the retirement body EPFO was expected to credit the interest amount to the EPF accounts by end of July 2021 for FY 2020-21 but there is a delay in depositing […]

Aug 13, 2021
EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020
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EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020

EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020 Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), an statutory organisation under Labour and Employment Ministry, has stated that an article was published in a section of  media on 18.11.2020 under the caption “EPFO subscribers, firms down in Oct”. In this regard, EPFO has categorically clarified that the […]

Nov 20, 2020