The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched VISHWAS 2026, a one-time dispute-resolving scheme meant to aid eligible employers to close off long-pending provident fund (PF) penalty and damages matters, at lower rates. In general, the idea is to cut down on litigation, push voluntary adherence, and fasten the pace of collecting pending dues. This ...

There are certain provisions in terms of PF transfer by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The move has been made possible because of the recent overhaul that was done in the online portal of the organisation. It is worth noting that EPFO has recently managed to consolidate their data base as well as launch ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a reduction in the PF contribution of both employee and the employer to 10% each from the prevailing 12% each for all establishment secured by EPFO for the following 3 months. Employees working in the private sector will take more salary home for May, June, and July – as the ...

The updated EPFO 3.0 is expected to be user-friendly for the beneficiaries according to the statement revealed by the Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The new system will offer the convenience similar to that of banking services in India. The PF of this EPFO 3.0 will be distributed based on the CPPS (Centralised Positive Pay ...

The 8.15% interest rate that the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had recommended for its more than 6 crore subscribers for the fiscal year 2022–2023 was approved by the government on Monday. The central government has approved the EPFO interest rate to be credited into members’ accounts, according to ...