EPFO enhances auto-settlement limit for advance claims for members

EPFO enhances auto-settlement limit for advance claims for members

In 2024–25, EPFO processed a record 2.34 crore advance claims through auto-settlement, a 161% increase compared to 89.52 lakh claims in 2023–24, says Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has enhanced the auto-settlement limit for advance claims from ₹1 lakh at present to ₹5 lakh. […]

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EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident fund for 2022-23

EPFO fixes 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident fund for 2022-23

EPFO has fixed an 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident fund for 2022-23. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The retirement fund body EPFO has fixed an 8.15% interest rate on employees’ provident fund (EPF) for 2022-23, news agency PTI reported quoting sources. EPFO had lowered the interest on EPF for 2021-22 to an over four-decade […]

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EPFO likely to decide rate of interest on employees’ provident fund deposits for FY23 by March 28

EPFO likely to decide rate of interest on employees’ provident fund deposits for FY23 by March 28

The 8.5% interest rate on EPF deposits for 2020-21 was decided by the CBT in March 2021. File The retirement fund body EPFO is likely to announce the rate of interest on employees’ provident fund (EPF) deposits for 2022-23 at its two-day meeting beginning Monday. EPFO had lowered the interest on EPF for 2021-22 to […]

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Higher pension | Eligible EPFO members can apply till May 3

Higher pension | Eligible EPFO members can apply till May 3

File photo used for representational purpose only. All eligible members can opt and apply jointly with their employers for higher pension till May 3, 2023 at unified members’ portal of retirement fund body EPFO. Earlier, there were apprehensions that March 3, 2023 is the last date for opting for higher pension. The URL on the […]

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Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province;  EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

Morning Digest | New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province; EPFO issues guidelines to opt for higher pension, and more 

A view of people on a road after an earthquake in Antakya in Hatay province, Turkey, February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey’s Hatay province A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded on February 20, 2023, in Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which […]

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Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

Women poll officials head toward their respective polling stations for the Tripura Assembly elections, in Agartala, on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura voters hold the winning card as State goes to the polls today A triangular contest—between the BJP, the Left Front-Congress combine and new entrant Tipra Motha—is on the cards in […]

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Software update causes glitch on EPFO website, Finance Ministry issues clarification

Software update causes glitch on EPFO website, Finance Ministry issues clarification

EPF members are unable to view interest credits due to a software upgrade implemented by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) EPF members are unable to view interest credits due to a software upgrade implemented by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) members are unable to view interest credits of 8.1% […]

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ESIC scheme adds 15.72 lakh new members in July: Report by National Statistical Office

ESIC scheme adds 15.72 lakh new members in July: Report by National Statistical Office

According to the report, net new enrollments with retirement fund body EPFO stood at 18.23 lakh in July 2022. According to the report, net new enrollments with retirement fund body EPFO stood at 18.23 lakh in July 2022. “Around 15.72 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in July 2022,” according to official […]

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