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Apr 11, 2018
Employee Provident Fund Organisation asks banks to not deny monthly pension for want of Aadhaar
EPFO has asked banks not to deny monthly pension to people for want of biometric national ID, Aadhaar, and said that alternate means for identification should be used if needed -
Feb 22, 2018
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation slashes interest rate from 8.65% to 8.55%: All you need to know
The EPFO functions under the labour ministry of the central government and runs the premier PF saving scheme. -
Feb 22, 2018
EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.55% from 8.65%, bank deposits unattractive, LTCG on stocks; it is no good time for savers
It is a stated policy of the government to bring down small savings rates to align with the bank deposit rates -
Feb 21, 2018
PF interest rates lowered to 8.55% for FY18; ETF investments fetch a return of 20.65% so far, says labour minister
Retirement fund body EPFO lowered the rate of interest on employees provident fund to 8.55 percent for its over 6-crore subscribers for 2017-18, from 8.65 percent in the previous fiscal. -
Dec 20, 2017
From UAN to PF account seeding with Aadhaar, EPFO will provide all its services on smartphones
In 2017, the EPFO embarked on a digital journey with an eye on providing almost all services on smartphones -
Nov 24, 2017
Lackluster demand for ETFs in India has not stopped managers from launching fresh funds
Since ETFs passively track their underlying indices, they come with lower expenses as compared to their active fund peers -
Nov 23, 2017
EPFO relaxes Jeevan Parmaan life certificate submission rules for pensioners, makes facility available at banks
EPFO says pensioners would have option of submitting digital or paper based certificate to pension drawing bank branches -
Jul 19, 2017
Provident fund body directs field offices to settle pension on retirement day
There are about 48.85 lakh central government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners in the country -
Jun 18, 2017
Coal workers unions postpone nationwide strike for three months following discussion with officials
Following a "positive meeting" with Union Labour Department and Coal India officials, central trade unions operating in the coal industry deferred their proposed three-day strike -
May 29, 2017
PF rate retained at 12%: Why don't employers contribute 14% and employees 10% to maintain status quo
Modi’s promise of rewarding the salaried class with tax refund for their exemplary tax compliance from out of the proceeds of successive tax amnesty schemes has remained a mirage and a tall promise
