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Source: Live Mint The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) provides an online facility for submitting wage details by employers for pensions on higher wages. The EPFO has extended the date to submit the wage details to January 31, 2025. “A final opportunity is being given to the employers till 31.01.2025 to ensure that employers process…
Source: Live Mint New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) Retirement fund body EPFO has extended time till January 31, 2025 for employers to upload wage details etc regarding 3.1 lakh pending applications for pension on higher wages. An online facility was made available by EPFO for submitting applications for validation of options/joint options for pension on…
Source: Live Mint The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) allows individuals to only have one Universal Account Number (UAN). Think of UAN as an umbrella account that can house multiple member IDs. When you switch jobs, your member ID changes but your UAN remains the same. However, in some cases, you may be allotted a…
Source: Live Mint EPFO has extended the deadline for UAN activation and seeding bank accounts with Aadhaar for availing the benefits under ELI scheme till Dec 15. Earlier the deadline was Nov 30. In the latest circular dated December 4, Employees Provident Fund Organisation has issued directions to all employers that the earlier circular stands modified….
Source: Live Mint It’s essential to understand the distinction between EPS and the Employee Provident Fund (EPF). An employer typically deducts 12% of your basic salary plus dearness allowance, if any, from your monthly salary to contribute to the EPF account. This salary may also include any retaining allowance and the cash value of food…
Source: Live Mint A number of key decisions were taken in the 236th meeting of Central Board of Trustees (CBT), EPFO on Saturday. These changes relate to paying a higher interest to subscribers, Investment in InvITs and REIT, and redemption Policy for ETF investments. The meeting was headed by Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Labour…
Source: Live Mint The Employees provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has announced that certain classes of employees do not need to seed Aadhaar for the settlement of their physical claims. Typically, EPFO subscribers should seed their UAN (Universal Account Number) to Aadhaar for settling claims; some exceptions have recently been incorporated via a circular dated November…
Source: Live Mint The Employees Provident Fund Organisation’s Central Board of Trustees is set to meet today, November 30, to decide on various proposals, according to a Business Today report citing sources. Chaired by Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, the CBT is the EPFO’s apex decision-making body. The proposals under discussion include the…
Source: Live Mint If you are in the process of changing your job then the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has an important message for you. The retirement fund body has told the employees that they do not need to apply for a new UAN (Universal Account Number) at the time of changing jobs. This…
Source: Live Mint The Employer Provident Fund (EPF) enables employees to save taxes on their invested amount and ensure decent returns. However, high rejection rates of EPF claims continue to be a cause of concern. Indicating an improvement in the EPF claims settlement process, EPFO on Thursday said that the combined rejection and return ratio…
