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Circular No. 7(1)2012/RCs Review Meeting/345 dated 30th November, 2012 on Guidelines for Quasi-judicial proceedings under Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
The Central Provident Fund Commissioner has circulated Notification No. 7(1)2012/RCs Review Meeting/345 dated 30 November 2012 [read with No. 7(1)2012/RCs Review Meeting/ dated 5 December 2012] for streamlining and standardizing the assessment procedures under Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act), with a view to minimize the hardship on the employers.
Retirement fund body EPFO has tightened the norms for initiation of its inquiries against employers and also set a time bar of seven years for such proceedings, a move which the trade unions have described as anti-worker. The circular, which was issued by Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC) R C Mishra on his last day […]
Over 50 million PF subscribers can now access their accounts online as retirement fund body EPFO launched its e-Passbook service today. Active subscribers whose electronic challan-cum-return is already uploaded, can download their e-Passbook every month under the service launched by the EPFO’s Central Provident Fund Commissioner R C Mishra today.
Consequent upon inclusion of special provisions in respect of International Workers (IWs) and signing of Social Security Agreements (SSAs) with a number of countries by the Government of India, the benefit of “detachment” is being availed by the posted Indian employees by obtaining a Certificate of Coverage (COC) on the basis of which they are exempted from making contributions in other country up to a certain period.
1. Register online to view your EPF Account Passbook. 2. The facility at present is only for the members for whom the employer has uploaded the Electronic Challan Cum Return for the wage month of May 2012 onwards. 3. There is no need to create and remember any user id and password. You have to use your mobile number and any of your following identification proof number such as PAN, AADHAR, NPR (National Population Register), Bank Account, Voter ID, Passport or Driving License to register and thereafter to login.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has informed that there is no unclaimed fund lying with Employees’ Provident Fund Organization. However, there are certain accounts which are classified as Inoperative Accounts and all such accounts have a definite claimant. For the year 2011-12 an amount of Rs. 22,636.57 crore (provisional) is lying in Inoperative Accounts. The Government has not chalked out any policy to utilize this money. However, (i) In respect of unclaimed amount in insurance industry, IRDA has advised the insurers that unclaimed sum would not be appropriated/written back.
A facility of E-Passbook to EPF Members has been devised by the IS Division, Head Office through Member Portal on EPFO website. The EPF Members can directly approach the EPFO website and after entering certain necessary details, they can get themselves registered. The registered EPF Members can obtain E-Passbook after entering Establishment Code/Extn. (if any) / Employee Number and Name as per PF slip.
EPFO issues an internal circular dated 13 July 2012 on ‘Special Recovery Drive from 1 August, 2012 to 30 September, 2012′. The circular reiterates the launching of the special recovery drive to recover the arrears of provident fund from both un-exempted and exempted establishments and the actions that would be taken against the defaulting establishments under the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
In order to rationalize and simplify the process of settlement and also to curb the return/rejection ratio of the received claims, it is decided that henceforth amount of Provident Fund accumulation/ withdrawal benefit may also be credited in the joint bank account of the member, if member opts for the same. However, this is to clarify that the joint bank account shall be acceptable for the purpose only in case when the bank account is maintained with his/her spouse.
