Dear All,As New EPF Declaration form has been introduce by the dept all employer are requested to get fill in for all employees covered under EPF or Excluded The respective form is to be kept ready for reference as & when EPF dept demand for verification New EPF Declaration Forrm
Posts Categorized: Provident Fund – (Notification -Circulars)
Mandatory Bank Account at the time of Joining EPF Fund
Dear Employer, Central Government has issued direction under Para 78(1) of the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 to issue order making submission of Bank Accounts by the members mandatory in order to facilitate the allotment of Universal Account Number, proper implementation of the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 and removal of the difficulties in the… Read more »
EPF & EPS Scheme Amended W.E.F 1st Sep 2014
The EPF Act and Scheme Amended w.e.f 01-09-2014;Salient Features are;1. Wages Ceiling of EPF increase to Rs. 15000.2. Minimum pension Rs. 1000 for 2014-15.3. EDLI benefit increase by 20 percent. EPF & EPS Scheme Amended from 1st Sep-2014
Social Security Agreement between Republic of India and the Kingdom of Sweden
Dear All, EPFO has entered in to Social Security Agreement between Republic of India and the Kingdom of Sweden appende d below is the Notification of the same Social Security Agreement between Republic of India and the Kingdom of Sweden
implementation of Agreement on Social Security with the Republic of Finland with effect from 1st August, 2014
Dear all, Implementation of Agreement on Social Security with the Republic of Finland with effect from 1st August, 2014 Appended Below is the copy of the sameImplementation of Agreement on Social Security with the Republic of Finland with effect from 1st August, 2014
Amendment in Employees Provident Fund Scheme in regards to Settlement of inoperative accounts
Dear All,Pls find enclosed is the Gazetted copy in regards to Employees Provident Fund Scheme in regards to settlement of inoperative accounts In brief if the settlement of claim in respect of inoperative account is delayed for more than thirty days from the date of receipt of the application for settlement of claim, interest shall be credited… Read more »
New EPF allotment of Code Number Process & New Form
Dear All,Pls refer to the EPF Internal circular in regards to New Procedure to be followed for all New Registration of EPF Code Number New EPF Code Number Procedure & Form
Mandatory registration of Digital Signature Certificate (Class 2 and above) of the authorized signatories of the establishments (having more than 100 ECR members) with EPFO.
Dear AllEnclosed is the Circular in regards to Mandatory registration of Digital Signature Certificate (Class 2 and above) of the authorized signatories of the establishments (having more than 100 ECR members) with EPFO.Mandatory registration of Digital Signature Certificate
The Centre has approved payment of 8.75 per cent rate of interest on PF
Dear All The Centre has approved payment of 8.75 per cent rate of interest on PF deposits in 2013-14 for over 5 crore subscribers of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation. “The Finance Ministry has given its concurrence to the EPFO trustees’ decision to provide 8.75 per cent rate of interest to its members for the… Read more »
EPFO raises interest rate to 8.75% for 2013-14 Announces 20% rise in cover under Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme
Dear All Friends Retirement fund body Employees Provident FundOrganisation (EPFO) on Monday announced a rise in interest rate on provident fund (PF) deposits to 8.75 per cent for 2013-14, to benefit 50 million subscribers. The interest rate on PF deposits in the previous financial year was 8.5 per cent. The decision to raise the rate… Read more »





