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Last Updated:July 04, 2026, 10:28 IST The updated portal is designed to offer a faster, more secure and reliable experience; here’s a detailed look at what has changed and how you can access various services: Some of the most commonly used services, including UAN activation and new UAN generation, are no longer available on the…
Last Updated:July 03, 2026, 2:05 PM IST While lower PF deductions may boost in-hand pay, experts caution that the decision should not be based solely on the prospect of a higher in-hand salary. The Centre has notified the new Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme, 2026, replacing the EPF Scheme, 1952. The new scheme came into…
Last Updated:July 02, 2026, 10:32 PM IST By firmly capping the mandatory employee contribution at 12% of the statutory wage ceiling—or exactly Rs 1,800 per month—the government has unbundled forced retirement savings Investors should adopt a hybrid approach, using the baseline threshold for guaranteed stability while aggressively leveraging equity mutual fund cycles and pension frameworks…
Last Updated:July 01, 2026, 07:46 IST NCLAT upheld the rights of hundreds of former Jet Airways employees to receive these statutory benefits outside the airline’s liquidation estate. Jet Airways Employees Get Major Relief as NCLAT Orders Full PF, Gratuity Payout The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Tuesday held that workmen are entitled to…
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has started introducing its new system, known as EPFO 3.0, which aims to modernise the retirement savings framework for salaried workers across India. This latest update is designed to offer faster and much simpler digital services for more than seven crore subscribers. UPI Withdrawals, Faster Digital Claims Rollout Under the…
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) approved a set of landmark reforms at its 238th meeting held in New Delhi on October 13, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The meeting was chaired by Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya and attended by…
New Delhi: The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) is a compulsory savings and retirement plan for employees. This plan serves as a financial safety net, providing employees with a lump sum corpus after retirement. While the primary purpose of the EPF is retirement savings, it has provisions for premature withdrawals. Premature withdrawal is permitted under specific…
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has introduced a new facility –‘Passbook Lite’ — that will enable members to easily check their passbook and related summarised employees’ provident fund (EPF) contributions, withdrawals. Passbook Lite is a simple and convenient format that is enabled in the member portal itself. Currently, members have to login to the…
New Delhi: The PF subscriber is required to be registered on Member Portal to file the Transfer Claim online. The pre-requisite conditions to file the Transfer Claim online include that both previous and present member IDs i.e, PF Account number should be available in EPFO database. Additionally, the employer should have registered the digital signature…
New Delhi: Digital Locker, one of the key initiatives under the Digital India initiative, is aimed at eliminating the usage of physical documents and enable sharing of e-documents across government agencies via a mechanism to verify “authenticity” of the documents online. These digitally signed documents can be hared with Government organizations or other entities. EPFO…