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Updated on: Dec 2020
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Odisha CM writes to Centre for revision of EPF Pension
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Odisha CM writes to Centre for revision of EPF Pension

Odisha CM writes to Centre for revision of EPF Pension Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday wrote a letter to the Centre seeking revision of Employees’ Pension Scheme-1995 (EPS-95) which will benefit at least 1.62 lakh people in the state. A copy of the letter was released to the media. The beneficiaries of the Employees’ […]

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EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end
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EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end

EPFO: 8.5% interest on EPF likely to be credited by month-end Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to credit 8.5 percent rate of interest for 2019-20 in the employees’ provident fund (EPF) accounts of around six crore subscribers in one go by the end of December, news agency PTI has reported. Earlier in September this […]

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8.5% PF interest to be paid in One Go, Not in Two parts
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8.5% PF interest to be paid in One Go, Not in Two parts

8.5% PF interest to be paid in One Go, Not in Two installments According to an NDTV report, Union Labour Ministry has moved a proposal to the Finance Ministry for the transfer of the entire consolidated amount of annual interest payments to Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers in one go. As per the report, […]

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EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court
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EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court

Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court The provisions of the Employees” Provident Fund Act are applicable to private security agencies providing personnel to clients, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justices Navin Sinha and Surya Kant said the appellant company is engaged in the specialised […]

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EPFO extends time limit for submission of Life Certificate
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EPFO extends time limit for submission of Life Certificate

EPFO extends time limit for Pensioners upto 28th February 2021 for submission of Jeevan Pramaan Patra, 35 Lakh pensioners with EPFO to benefit In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the vulnerability of elderly population to Corona Virus, EPFO has extended the time limit up to 28th February 2021 for submission of Life Certificate […]

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EPFO gets Platinum Partner Award for highest transactions on UMANG App
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EPFO gets Platinum Partner Award for highest transactions on UMANG App

EPFO conferred with Platinum Partner Award for highest transactions on UMANG App On the occasion of completion of 3 years of UMANG App, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Communications and Law & Justice unveiled the newly instituted UMANG Awards for Partner Departments of Centre and States based on average transactions […]

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EPFO adds 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020
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EPFO adds 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020

EPFO adds 14.90 lakh net subscribers in September 2020 The provisional payroll data of EPFO has been released on 20th November, 2020. It reveals that EPFO has added 14.90 lakh net subscribers in the month of September, 2020 thereby increasing the subscribers’ base of EPFO by around 30.92 lakh during the first two quarters of current financial […]

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EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020
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EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020

EPFO dismisses reports of declining subscribers, firms in Oct 2020 Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), an statutory organisation under Labour and Employment Ministry, has stated that an article was published in a section of media on 18.11.2020 under the caption “EPFO subscribers, firms down in Oct”. In this regard, EPFO has categorically clarified that the […]

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How EPS pensioners can book Digital Life Certificate
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How EPS pensioners can book Digital Life Certificate

Digital Life Certificate now available at your nearest post office or at door step It is a huge relief for pensioners in context of submitting Life Certificate! Now, pensioners can submit Life Certificate while staying at home. According to Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, doorstep service for submission of Digital Life Certificate through […]

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Special EPF scheme for those who hire new employees amid COVID-19
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Special EPF scheme for those who hire new employees amid COVID-19

Special EPF scheme for those who hire new employees amid COVID-19 To create more jobs amid coronavirus pandemic, the finance minister on Thursday announced a special EPF scheme under Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the subsidy would be to cover for retirement fund contributions by employees as well […]

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EPFO to credit first installment of 8.5% interest by Diwali
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EPFO to credit first installment of 8.5% interest by Diwali

EPFO to credit first installment of 8.5% interest to its subscribers by Diwali According to media reports, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to credit the first installment of the 8.5% interest for the financial year 2019-20 to its subscribers by Diwali. The EPFO central board in September had announced that it would credit 8.5% interest on […]

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