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EPFO news! Your Provident Fund interest rate hiked to 8.65% for 2018-19; order cleared says Santosh Gangwar

EPFO news! Your Provident Fund interest rate hiked to 8.65% for 2018-19; order cleared says Santosh Gangwar

Tue, Sep 17, 2019

At present, the EPFO is settling Employees Provident Fund withdrawal claims at 8.55 per cent interest rate, which was approved for 2017-18.

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EPF withdrawal: Have Provident fund account? Beware! Do not make this mistake, you may land in trouble

EPF withdrawal: Have Provident fund account? Beware! Do not make this mistake, you may land in trouble

Tue, Aug 27, 2019

EPF withdrawal: For employed people, Provident Fund is a very sacrosanct fund. It works like a savings bank account as it accumulates money as well as provides interest.

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You will not be able to claim your EPF balance online unless you do this critical thing

You will not be able to claim your EPF balance online unless you do this critical thing

Mon, Jun 24, 2019

If you have not linked your Aadhaar card number with EPFO account, then you will not be able to claim your PF online and will have to follow the offline procedure. 

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How you can transfer your EPF account; check steps and why you need to do it

How you can transfer your EPF account; check steps and why you need to do it

Fri, Jun 21, 2019

Every employee has to contribute a minimal portion of their basic salary to EPF and importantly, there comes a need to transfer the account too.   

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Have EPF account? Here’s why you must also get UAN ID - Find out what EPFO says

Have EPF account? Here’s why you must also get UAN ID - Find out what EPFO says

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

For an EPF account, UAN operates like a permanent number and remains valid throughout the life of a member, irrespective of change in employment. 

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Don't have cash for marriage, education or buying a house? Shed your worry, withdraw funds from EPF account; here is how

Don't have cash for marriage, education or buying a house? Shed your worry, withdraw funds from EPF account; here is how

Wed, Jun 19, 2019

EPFO has recently told its PF account holders that they can actually withdraw non-refundable PF advances during their service period.

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EPFO good news! You can still contribute to your EPF account, if you are heading to a job abroad

EPFO good news! You can still contribute to your EPF account, if you are heading to a job abroad

Tue, Jun 18, 2019

EPFO is authorized to issue COC to the employees posted in other countries who have signed the agreement with government. 

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Have EPF account number? Those having Provident Fund can avail up to Rs 6 lakh insurance cover for free

Have EPF account number? Those having Provident Fund can avail up to Rs 6 lakh insurance cover for free

Mon, Jun 17, 2019

For EPF account number holders one of the best advantages of this EPFO insurance scheme is that it is similar to a normal insurance cover where a nominee gets a lump sum on death of the holder. 

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EPFO queries about PF account, UAN number, pension, OTP verification at epfigms.gov.in

EPFO queries about PF account, UAN number, pension, OTP verification at epfigms.gov.in

Thu, Jun 13, 2019

EPFO manages all aspects of your provident fund. The regulatory body provides a UAN number which acts as a vital tool for claiming and reviewing the PF account.

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EPFO alert: This is how you can check UAN, passbook and provident fund account balance online

EPFO alert: This is how you can check UAN, passbook and provident fund account balance online

Tue, Jun 11, 2019

 Almost all EPF services are manageable online. Apart from UAN,  an employee can have a view of  their PF account passbook and also check balance online.   

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EPFO gives massive relief, it will not lodge cases over these accounts

EPFO gives massive relief, it will not lodge cases over these accounts

Tue, Oct 23, 2018

Under the PMRPY scheme, the government pays the employers’ Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) share of 8.33% for new employees for the first three years of their job. This scheme, which was launched in late 2016, is targeted at workers earning wages less than Rs 15,000 per month. 

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Time for consolidation of reforms initiated in 42 months: Niti

Time for consolidation of reforms initiated in 42 months: Niti

Sun, Nov 26, 2017

The new initiatives in the next 18 months, Kumar said, should focus on health and education sectors as these two are going to be critical for human resource development.

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