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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) calculates and deposits interest on EPF balances annually. However, the crediting process typically takes place in the following financial year after the Centre approves the interest rate proposed by the EPFO’s Central Board of Trustees (CBT). Interest rate for FY 2025-26 stands at 8.25%. The long-awaited EPF interest payout…
For thousands of salaried individuals, a familiar dilemma emerges a few years after buying a home. On one hand lies the home loan statement, with its stubborn outstanding balance and monthly EMI. On the other sits the Employee Provident Fund (EPF) passbook, steadily growing with every contribution and annual interest credit. The question that naturally…
New Delhi: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a circular regarding Simplification of joint declaration process- acceptance of Transgender identity certificate/card for change in name and gender. As per the circular, Transgender ID card issued from national portal will now be accepted for name, gender changes in EPF records. The EPFO circular said, “the Competent Authority…
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday urged employers to avail of its special enrolment scheme which provides a six-month compliance window to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who were left out of EPF coverage in the earlier period from July 1, 2017 to October 31, 2025. EPFO has launched the Employees’ Enrolment…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour & Employment has recently launched the Employees’ Enrolment Scheme – 2025. This scheme is a special initiative of the Government of India to promote voluntary compliance and extend social security coverage to all eligible employees. Employees’ Enrolment Scheme – 2025 Deadline The Scheme shall remain open for six months,…
New Delhi: Financial issues with government-linked services — such as delays in settling provident fund withdrawals, errors in pension payments or slow tax refunds — can be frustrating for individuals. Fortunately, the CPGRAMS (Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System) offers a streamlined digital method to lodge such complaints, monitor their progress and request appeals…
New Delhi20 minutes ago copy link Yesterday’s big news was related to gold. Gold again made a new all-time high on October 17. According to India Bullion and Jewelers Association (IBJA), the price of 10 grams of 24 carat gold increased by Rs 2,113 and closed at Rs 1,29,584. It had made an all-time high…
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to extend the date of ECR filing till 22nd October 2025 for the wage month September. The decision was taken considering the request from a number of employers in adapting to new features of the revamped ECR and consequent difficulty in filing returns by the…
Last Updated:October 14, 2025, 3:05 PM IST EPFO New Rules: EPFO has eased partial withdrawals rules, allowing members to withdraw up to 75% of their corpus; Know about the new minimum balance rule EPFO EPFO New Rules: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has eased rules for partial withdrawals, allowing members to withdraw up to…
New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Monday said it has launched the ‘Employees’ Enrolment Campaign, 2025′ (EEC 2025) — a major initiative to increase the number of workers under the ambit of organised social security through the EPFO. The scheme will be operational from November 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. This…