Corporate Law : Learn about the key features of EPFO 3.0, including instant withdrawals, mobile access, and faster claim settlements. Understand h...
CA, CS, CMA : Summary of notifications and circulars from August 18-24, 2025, covering new income tax rules for employee perquisites, GST update...
Corporate Law : A summary of the EPFO's new mandate requiring UAN generation and activation through the UMANG app with Facial Authentication Techn...
Corporate Law : Key Labour law rulings in November 2024: ESI, ID Act, Provident Fund, and more across various High Courts....
Corporate Law : Learn about EPFO & ESIC registration, applicability, and the step-by-step process for compliance. Ensure social security for your ...
Corporate Law : Simplified online registration, auto-enrolment via MCA portal, and digital initiatives have led to a 251% rise in new EPFO registr...
Corporate Law : A six-month special scheme allows employers to enrol left-out employees and regularise EPF non-compliance with minimal penalties....
Corporate Law : The Labour Ministry clarified EPFO reforms, which simplify withdrawals by merging 13 provisions into three, reducing eligibility t...
Corporate Law : Ministry of Labour launches EPF Enrolment Campaign 2025 (Nov 2025 - Apr 2026) to expand social security. Employers can regularize ...
Corporate Law : The EPFO extended the ECR filing deadline for the September 2025 wage month to October 22 due to employer difficulties with the re...
Corporate Law : NCLAT held that provident fund dues assessed during moratorium under Section 14 IBC cannot be admitted in CIRP. The resolution pla...
Corporate Law : Provident fund dues were protected by statute and same were excluded from the liquidation estate of a company under Section 36(4)(...
Corporate Law : NCLAT Delhi held that demand made by the EPFO on the basis of an inspection report made after initiation of moratorium is not enfo...
Corporate Law : NCLAT Delhi held that demand of EPFO raised on the basis of inspection report dated 10.05.2023 and assessment order dated 25.09.20...
Corporate Law : Liquidator vide letter dated 20.11.2021 did not accept the claim principally on the ground of violation of Moratorium. On instruct...
Corporate Law : EPFO permits de-linking of wrongly linked Member IDs even when contributions exist, subject to limits. The circular outlines a str...
Income Tax : The new tax regime introduces Form 121 as a single declaration replacing Forms 15G and 15H. It simplifies TDS exemption compliance...
Corporate Law : The government clarified that employees under the Unified Pension Scheme are eligible for Fixed Medical Allowance. The key takeawa...
Corporate Law : EPFO streamlined the process for transferring pension contributions and nominee payments. The instructions aim to avoid procedural...
Corporate Law : EPFO has approved acceptance of transgender identity certificates for name and gender corrections. The move strengthens inclusivit...
An Employees’ Enrolment Campaign has been launched by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation during the period 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2017, in order to extend social security benefits to all the eligible workers in the country. During the Campaign, various financial incentives are being offered to establishments to enroll their workers.
Government to Amend EPF Scheme, 1952 to Enable EPF Members to Withdraw upto 90 Percent Fund for purchase of dwelling house/flat or construction of dwelling house/acquisition of site.
CG fixes administrative charges payable by the employer for the purposes Employee Provident Fund Scheme with effect from 1st April, 2017 at 0.65 per cent (zero point six five per cent.) of the pay as referred to in said paragraphs subject to a minimum sum of seventy-five rupees per month for every non-functional establishment having no contributory member and five hundred rupees per month per establishment for other establishments.
Special Provision in respect of International Workers– Exemption granted under the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement between the Republic of India and the Republic of Singapore (CECA-2005) to Singapore citizens working in India from contributing to social security schemes in India – Clarification regarding.
vide Head Office letter no. Pension-l/lnstructions/Guidelines/2016/ 11900 dated 07.10.2016 it was directed that the request for change in date of birth must have approval of RPFC in charge of the Region.
Last date of submission of Digital Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra extended upto 31st March 2017. EPF & MP Act, 1952 made applicable to all staff employed in ECHS on contractual basis. A single page composite claim form in death cases replaces Form 20, form 5-IF and Form 10-D
At present, Re 1/- revenue stamp has to be affixed on claim forms by members for settlement of claims. The issue of continued practice of affixing of Re 1/- Revenue Stamp on claim forms has been examined in consultation with the Ministry of Law & It has been advised that while making payments through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT), no revenue stamp would be required to be affixed on submission of claim forms by the members.
Clarification on Transfer of amount from recognised Provident Fund/Superannuation fund to National Pension System (Applicable for the individual employees)
members and pensioners of the Employees’ Pension Scheme desirous of continuing to avail pension and membership to the Employees’ pension Scheme by availing the Central Government’s contribution and subsidy under the said Scheme, are required to furnish proof of the possession of the Aadhaar number or undergo Aadhaar authentication for better and hassle free identification through Aadhaar.
The Central Provident Fund Commissioner vide order Manual/Amendments/2011/ Pt/31792 dated 20.02.2017 has introduced Composite Claim Form (Aadhar) and Composite Claim Form (Non-Aadhar) by replacing the erstwhile Forms No. 19, 10C & 31 to simplify the submission of claim form by the subscribers.
