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Updated on: Dec 2021

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

Dec 23, 2021

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

According to an ET report, after disinvestment, and acquisitions by Tata Group thousands of Air Indi...

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Dec 18, 2021

EPFO has credited . interest in . crore account holders for FY

Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO has credited an interest rate of . per cent in ....

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Dec 13, 2021

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

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO has made it compulsory for all EPF subscribe...

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Dec 13, 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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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

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EPFO may soon credit interest for 2020-21 in subscribers account

EPFO, (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) is planning to bring some festive cheer to the salaried employees by crediting the interest declared for 2020-21 in the accounts of 6 crore subscribers. The interest rate of 8.5%, declared for 2020-21 in March this year, has been awaiting the finance ministry’s approval for over six months now. According to […]

Oct 12, 2021

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EPFO payroll data shows a growing trend in net payroll additions

The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th September, 2021 reveals that EPFO has added around 14.65 lakh net subscribers during July, 2021. The data highlights a growing trend in net payroll additions for last four months. For the month of July 2021, the net subscriber addition has increased by 31.28% as compared to […]

Sep 21, 2021

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EPFO subscribers to have 2 EPF accounts from now on- CBDT

Recently, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has announced that employees who are contributing more than Rs 2.5 lakhs in Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in a fiscal year are required to maintain two separate accounts from the financial year 2022. According to Union Budget 2021 guidelines, interest on annual PF contributions of more […]

Sep 4, 2021

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Centre to pay PF share of employer, employee till 2022

According to ANI report, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the Central Government will pay provident fund (PF) contribution for each employer and the employee till 2022 for those that have been known as again to work for small scale jobs in the formal sector after shedding their job. She also highlighted […]

Aug 23, 2021

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EPFO adds 12.83 lakh net subscribers in the month of June 2021

EPFO (Employees’ Provident Funds Organization) has a growing trend and added 12.83 lakh net subscribers during the month of June 2021. With respect to payroll data, the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic waned during June 2021, leading to tremendous growth in net payroll additions as compared to April and May 2021. Month-on-month analysis […]

Aug 23, 2021

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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

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EPFO likely to credit 8.5% interest for 2020-21 by this week

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has finalized the interest rates on provident fund deposits for 2020-21 at 8.5%. EPFO is expected to credit 8.5% interest for the financial year 2020-21 till the end of July. According to sources, the interest amount is likely to be credited to the accounts of subscribers by end of July 2021, […]

Jul 25, 2021

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EPFO added 28% less members in the month of May than in April 2021

The provisional payroll data of EPFO published on 20th July 2021 highlights that EPFO has added around 9.20 lakh net subscribers during the month of May, 2021. However, this is 28% less than the previous month. In the month of April this year, EPFO had added 12.76 lakh net subscribers. The Labour Ministry said, “Despite the crisis of […]

Jul 20, 2021

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Govt extends wage subsidy scheme via EPFO till 31 March 2022

The government of India on Monday extended the wage subsidy scheme till 31 March 2022 via the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana to boost job creation at the lower end of the salary structure informal jobs. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana was launched on 1st Oct, 2020. It incentivises employers for […]

Jun 28, 2021