The EPFO has an ambitious plan to settle the claims within a few hours after filing of the application.
11 Apr 2017 3:22 AM
EPFO receives close to 1 crore applications manually for settlement of EPF withdrawals, pension fixation etc.
10 Apr 2017 5:38 PM
CBT agreed to cover around 62 lakh volunteers of Anganwadi, Asha and mid-day meal workers under social security scheme.
30 Mar 2017 5:51 PM
EPFO is investing in exchange traded funds based on Nifty 50, Sensex and central public sector enterprises.
22 Mar 2017 8:15 PM
Memebers can withdraw up to 90 per cent of their fund for making down payments while buying homes.
15 Mar 2017 4:14 PM
There are over 3,000 private provident fund trusts which are exempted from filing PF returns.
08 Mar 2017 1:18 PM
The government is planning to introduce this common registration form soon to make things easier.
05 Mar 2017 10:35 AM
New document that aims to reduce extra paper works replaces existing forms 20, 5-IF and 10-D.
04 Mar 2017 11:24 AM
Presently an EPFO member fills eight forms out of which two forms are of significance for settlement of claims.
25 Feb 2017 11:57 AM
Members will be able to make down payment and pay EMIs from their EPF accounts to buy homes.
24 Feb 2017 5:19 PM
EPFO has been accepting life certificates through Jeevan Pramaan software application through mobile phones.
17 Feb 2017 2:56 PM
The new cess will cover 20,000 railway coolies under social security schemes.
23 Jan 2017 3:55 PM
Idea is to increase ease of doing business for over 6 lakh employers under EPFO.
30 Dec 2016 12:55 PM
It maintained 8.75 per cent for 2013-14 and 2014-15 while it was 8.5 per cent in 2012-13.
20 Dec 2016 1:27 AM
It was widely expectd that Central Baord of Trustees at EPFO would retain present rate of 8.8 per cent.
19 Dec 2016 2:57 PM
The CBT is scheduled to meet on Monday where the issue of interest rate is listed on the agenda.
15 Dec 2016 4:22 PM
The total corpus of EPFO was Rs 7.49 lakh crore as on March 31, 2016.
28 Nov 2016 3:08 PM