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Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

25 Jun 2017

EPFO may bring 500 small private PF Trusts into its fold

The Labour Ministry is in the process of amending Employees' Provident Fund Scheme 1952, so that large private PF trusts having accumulations can carry on the management of their employees' EPF money and accounts.

19 Dec 2016

Interest on PF slashed to 8.65%: Key facts you should know

Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday slashed interest on deposits to a four-year low.

Retirement fund body

03 Oct 2016

Pledging PF to buy low cost homes to be reality next year

Over four crore subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO would be able to pledge their provident fund to buy houses and use their accounts to pay equated monthly instalments (EMIs) from next fiscal.

28 Jun 2016

EPFO aims to cover all workers under PF, pension by 2030

EPFO aims to cover all the workers in the country under provident fund (PF), pension and life insurance by 2030, the retirement fund body said in its vision document.

28 Jun 2016

EPFO set to hike proportion of ETF investments

Retirement fund body EPFO will on July 7 take a decision on increasing investments in stock markets through ETFs, as they have started giving returns, Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said Tuesday.

08 Dec 2015

EPFO invests Rs 3,174 cr in ETFs in 4 months

Retirement fund body EPFO has invested Rs 3,174 crore in Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) in nearly four months with an objective to maximise earnings, Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

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22 Nov 2015

Provident fund body to invest additional Rs 750 crore in ETFs in FY16

Retirement fund body EPFO is likely to invest Rs 5,750 crore in stock market funds in the current fiscal, as against the earlier plan of Rs 5,000 crore.

09 Oct 2015

EPFO settles 10.68 lakh PF claims in September

EPFO has brought down the period of claim settlement to 20 days from 30 days earlier.

Retirement fund body

18 Aug 2015

EPFO reviews online PF withdrawal plan after SC ruling

Retirement fund body EPFO has decided to re-examine its plan to launch online PF withdrawal facility for its subscribers having Aadhaar enabled PF and bank accounts, in the backdrop of apex court ruling.

06 Aug 2015

EPFO to invest nearly $800 million in stocks in 2015-16

India`s state pension fund plans to buy nearly $800 million in stocks this fiscal year, its commissioner said on Thursday, below expectations and signalling a cautious stance towards the first equity investments in its 64-year history.

27 Jul 2015

EPFO to invest around Rs 410 crore in ETFs every month

Retirement fund body EPFO has decided to invest around Rs 410 crore in exchange trade funds (ETF) every month during the current fiscal.

15 Mar 2015

EPFO's online PF withdrawal facility to take more time

After the launch of this facility, subscribers will be able to apply online for withdrawal of the provident fund which will be transferred directly to their bank accounts.

22 Feb 2015

EPFO mulls medical benefits for its pensioners

It was suggested that the surplus in Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance scheme could be used for extending medical benefits through ESIC.

15 Feb 2015

Age limit under EPFO pension scheme may be raised to 60

At present, a formal sector worker covered under the EPS-95 can make contributions towards pension scheme till the age of 58 years and can claim pension after that.

22 Dec 2014

EPFO set for major overhaul in new year

EPFO could not do much about expanding its investment options to maximise the returns for providing higher interest rate to its subscribers during 2014, and fresh attempts can be made in the new year in this regard.

19 Dec 2014

EPFO trustees decides to set up panels on investment options

Retirement fund body EPFO's trustees Friday decided to constitute a panel to look into various investment options like increasing exposure to housing finance firms and private sector bonds.

09 Dec 2014

EPFO considering enhancing exposure in private sector bonds

Retirement fund body EPFO trustees will consider a proposal to increase the limit for investment in private sector bonds from existing 10 percent to 15 percent in their meeting scheduled on December 19.

PF withdrawal claims

23 Nov 2014

Filing online PF withdrawal claims to be a reality in December

According to the source, all those subscribers whose PF and bank accounts are linked with Aadhaar number would be able to avail this facility.

16 Nov 2014

EPFO to float tenders next week for engaging new fund managers

EPFO has a subscriber base of over five crore. It manages a huge corpus of Rs six lakh crore with annual incremental deposits of over Rs 70,000 crore.

02 Nov 2014

EPFO to seek clarity on transaction limit in Jan-Dhan scheme

Retirement fund body EPFO will soon approach the Finance Ministry on the transaction limit of Rs 1 lakh for accounts opened under Jan-Dhan Yojana as it cannot credit PF claims of higher amounts in such accounts.

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