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The Kerala High Court has ruled the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has to make payments to people who contributed on their full salary during service, even if the payments for higher pension were made in bulk or delayed.
India joined 62 other countries in agreeing to the world’s first-ever global carbon tax by bringing commercial shipping under this mechanism to tackle the greenhouse gas emissions in the sector. Under the agreement, ship owners will need to use cleaner fuels or face fines beginning 2028.
EPFO allows one-time payment of past EPF dues via Demand Draft The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued a clarification addressing concerns raised by various Field Offices regarding situations where employers are unable to remit past dues through the standard Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR) system.
The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday that the government has eliminated any fees for updating or adding nominees to Public Provident Fund (PPF) accounts. This change has been formalised through a recent notification.
Good news for Public Provident Fund (PPF) account holders! The government has removed the fee to update or modify nominee details in PPF accounts. This change comes as part of the Government Savings Promotion General Rules, 2018, which have now been updated via Gazette Notification April 2, 2025.
The Government has launched the Notary Portal as a dedicated platform for providing online services for the works related to the Notaries Act,1952 and the Notaries Rules, 1956.
In a recent announcement, the Centre has decided to maintain the current interest rates on post office savings schemes for the period from April to June 2025.
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, or EPFO, has taken several initiatives over the past couple of years to make the claim settlement process more streamlined. Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje recently highlighted some of these steps.
EPFO is reportedly working to make the claim settlement process easier and faster for millions of EPFO members. The latest update suggests that the automatic settlement limit for withdrawals may increase from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
A Parliamentary Committee on Thursday (March 27, 2025) pointed out non-payment of contribution by private sector employers towards their employees’ provident fund and asked the government to take up the matter with EPFO in case any such grievances are received.