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Measure would facilitate members, a better and speedy EPFO or provident funds services. (Photo: Representational/File)

On eve of Diwali, EPFO offers online Aadhaar linking facility for members

Meeting KYC norms by EPFO subscribers help subscribers access a host of online services.

18 Oct 2017 6:20 PM

EPFO is a retirement fund body that has a savings corpus of Rs 6.5 lakh crore. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Link Aadhaar with your EPFO account for easier PF claims settlement

Subscriber also needs to connect their UAN with Aadhaar for speedier redressal of provident fund applications.

14 Oct 2017 1:07 PM

EPFO has asked these trusts to provide online services to their 84 lakh members through SMS on mobile phones, emails or mobile e-passbook within two days of receipt of PF contributions.

EPFO cracks whip on 700 PF trusts for not filing returns

The EPFO in 2014 made it mandatory for private PF trusts to file returns online.

30 Sep 2017 4:52 PM

Over past many months, EPFO has introduced a slew of steps to make provident fund (PF) claims a hassle free exercise. (Photo: PTI)

Give a missed call and check PF balance, read how

EPFO has over past many months taken a slew of measures to further simplify PF related processes.

28 Sep 2017 2:46 PM

EPFO has raised its equity allocation to 15 per cent in current fiscal from 10 per cent in 2016-17. (Photo:Representational/PTI)

EPFO may pump in Rs 250-300 billion in equities during FY'18

National Pension Scheme also among sources for driving domestic flow surge, says Morgan Stanley.

07 Sep 2017 6:22 PM

Employees Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO invests in markets and corpoarte bonds. (Photo: Representational/File)

EPFO to cut investments in AAA bonds; may pump Rs 3,000 crore

Investment will be made only in corporate bonds rated by at least two rating agencies as AA+, EPFO says.

28 Aug 2017 5:18 PM

EPFO will go paperless by August next year as part of Digital India initiative.

EPFO to go digital by August 2018, PF services a click away

This will be a big boom for the formal sector workers as well as their employers.

24 Aug 2017 7:54 PM

The pension body has also launched a housing scheme under which the members can make down payment for a house and also pay EMIs out of their EPF corpus.

EPFO has received Aadhar details of 1.8 cr members

Members whose Aadhar details have been verified are getting the facility of online transactions in the PF account.

14 Aug 2017 8:09 PM

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO stores members' PF corpus.

How to check EPF balance, e-passbook, activate UAN

Retirement fund body has further simplified entire PF withdrawal exercise as the task has been tedious.

08 Aug 2017 2:48 PM

43 per cent employees in unorganised sector: Dattatreya

Ministry of labour and employment is committed for the social security of the labour force in the country.

31 Jul 2017 1:00 PM

EPFO is taking stern measures against companies making lower provident fund contributions for international workers.

Firms paying low PF to international workers under EPFO's scanner

International workers are Indian employees working in foreign countries or those with foreign passports, working for Indian firms.

20 Jul 2017 12:45 PM

Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said EPFO added over 1 crore new subscribers between January 1 and June 30 in 2017.

EPFO adds over 1 crore new subscribers in 2017: Dattatreya

EPFO invested about Rs 24,980 crore in ETFs as of June 30 and market value of this investment was Rs 28,115 crore.

10 Jul 2017 6:03 PM

EPFO to raise ETF investment to Rs 45,000 cr: Dattatreya

Dattatreya also said the ministry is working on consolidating 44 labour codes into four in order to simplify them.

06 Jul 2017 5:06 PM

EPFO is slated to announce the new Provident Fund return rates next month. (Representational Image)

Provident Fund rates for 2018 to be announced by EPFO in August

There is a buzz that the interest rate on EPF can be further lowered by around 25 basis points.

06 Jul 2017 4:28 PM

According to an analysis by the EPFO, there are 1,550 private PF trusts having total subscribers of over 82 lakh employees.

EPFO may bring 500 small private PF Trusts into its fold

At present, these trusts provide administrative charges of 0.18 per cent of the basic wages.

25 Jun 2017 2:00 PM

Coal strike over merger of CMPF and EPF put on hold for 3 months

The unions have been opposed to the merger of the Coal Mines Provident Fund (CMPF) with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF).

19 Jun 2017 10:03 AM

82 lakh enroll for EPFO's Employees' Enrolment Campaign

Initially, the scheme was for three months till March 31, 2017 but later it was extended till June 30, 2017.

13 Jun 2017 8:15 PM

EPFO has backed 10 per cent employees' contribution.

EPFO mulls to cut employer's contribution to 10 pc

Provident fund commissioner confirms proposal and says it will be taken up with CBT members.

27 May 2017 5:54 PM

At present employer and employee contribute 24 per of basic wages.

EPFO may reduce PF contributions to 10 per cent

At present the employees' entire 12 per cent contribution is deposited into his EPF account.

26 May 2017 3:11 PM

EPFO had then decided to start with investing just 5 per cent of its over Rs 1 lakh crore investible amount in ETFs.

EPFO likely to raise ETF investments to 15 pc on May 27

EPFO invested Rs 18,069 cr in ETFs till February 18, 2017 and yielded a return of 18.13 pc on these investments.

14 May 2017 1:37 PM

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