Employees Provident Fund Organisation

EPFO: PF Members Can Update Or Correct Their Profile Data Online

Members have already started filing their requests using this new facility out of which around 40,000 are already approved by the field offices of EPFO. 

Jun 01, 2024, 19:46 PM IST

EPFO Update: Govt May Hike Wage Ceiling Under EPFO To Rs 21,000 From Rs 15,000, Say Reports

The last amendment on the cap of salary was made in 2014 wherein the government had raised the PF salary limit from Rs 6500 to Rs 15000. 

Apr 11, 2024, 09:34 AM IST

EPFO subscribers ATTENTION! Do you know you have FREE life insurance worth up to Rs 7 lakh?

EPFO members are covered under free life insurance through the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI). 

Nov 25, 2022, 13:02 PM IST

PF Update: EPFO may credit interest in 2022; Here’s how to check PF balance

EPFO now offers an annual interest rate of 8.5 percent. The credit should arrive soon.

May 07, 2022, 15:59 PM IST

EPFO adds 14.12 lakh net subscribers in February 2022

EPFO data showed that it has added 14.12 lakh net subscribers in the month of February 2022.

Apr 20, 2022, 21:54 PM IST

EPFO adds 15.29 lakh net subscribers in January 2022

Of the total 15.29 lakh, net subscribers added during the month, around 8.64 lakh new members have been registered under the social security ambit of EPF & MP Act, 1952 for the first time.

Mar 20, 2022, 21:15 PM IST

Provident Fund investors alert! EPFO urges subscribers to protect accounts from online frauds

EPFO has urged subscribers to remain beware of the increasing online frauds.

Feb 20, 2022, 09:25 AM IST

PF Account Holders Alert! Avoid THESE mistakes or you will lose your hard earned money

Subscribers to provident funds should be aware that the EPFO never requests money from its members via WhatsApp or any other social media platform in exchange for its services.

Feb 18, 2022, 20:02 PM IST

EPFO subscribers, Alert! Decision on interest rate for 2021-22 soon, check latest update

The 8.5 per cent interest rate on EPF deposits for 2020-21 was decided by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) in March 2021.

Feb 13, 2022, 12:20 PM IST

EPFO onboards Air India to offer social security coverage to employees

EPFO has onboarded Air India to offer social security coverage to the carrier’s employees. 

Jan 29, 2022, 15:58 PM IST

EPS pension disbursal rule 2022: Check when pension money will be credited in your account

The pensions will now be credited to the EPS 95 pensioners’ accounts till the last working day of each month. 

Jan 21, 2022, 16:23 PM IST

EPFO added 13.95 lakh subscribers in November 2021

EPFO has added 13.95 lakh net subscribers in November 2021.

Jan 20, 2022, 22:35 PM IST

PF Update: Do THIS by December end or EPF benefits will stop

It is critical to name a nominee for your EPF or EPS account in order to ensure that your loved ones benefit from your life savings even if you are not present.

Dec 18, 2021, 12:46 PM IST

EPFO Update: Now employees won’t have to transfer PF; here’s why

EPFO recently announced that it added 15.41 lakh subscribers in September 2021.

Nov 23, 2021, 18:58 PM IST

6.47 crore EPFO subscribers receive interest on PF investments, here’s how to check account balance

EPFO said that 6.47 crore accounts have been credited with an interest of 8.50% for the FY 2020-21. 

Nov 12, 2021, 20:08 PM IST

Mumbai EPFO staff siphoned off over Rs 21 crore during COVID-19 pandemic

The fraudulent transactions were done between March 2020 and June 2021 and more than 817 bank accounts of migrant workers were used.

Aug 17, 2021, 22:51 PM IST

EPF trust approves restoration of commuted value of pension to pensioners after 15 years

This was a long pending demand of the pensioners and will benefit approximately 6.3 lakhs pensioners.

Aug 22, 2019, 16:15 PM IST

Interest free partial withdrawal for EPFO members; announcement likely soon

Among the various options, the CBT will also decide in its meeting whether or not to give the subscriber an option to return the partial withdrawal to EPFO or not.

Apr 02, 2018, 16:02 PM IST

EPFO cuts administrative charges to 0.5%

EPFO has also lowered the rate of interest on employees provident fund to 8.55 percent from 8.65 percent.

Feb 22, 2018, 12:12 PM IST

EPFO, HUDCO to ink pact for housing subsidy under PMAY

Retirement fund body EPFO will sign on Thursday a pact with the Housing and Urban Development Corp (HUDCO) to enable members of its housing scheme to avail subsidy and interest subvention under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Jun 21, 2017, 22:15 PM IST