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With the implementation of internet banking, the date of debit from the employer’s account may be taken as date of payment for the purpose of levy of damages by way of penalty. Other issues e.g. delay in credit in EPFO’s accounts or delay in transfer of funds for investment by banks may be dealt in accordance with banking agreements with different banks.
PF settlement amount forwarded to the member’s Jandhan Bank A/c were being rejected by the bank for the reason that Jandhan Bank A/c has got a credit limit of Rs. 1,00,000/- and no transaction, debit credit beyond that limit is allowed in this account. The matter was taken up with Ministry of finance to relax the conditions imposed on the bank accounts opened in Pradhan Mantri Jandhan Yojna (PMJDY)’
Funds lying with a private Provident Fund Trust where the establishment which was granted exemption/ relaxation, but is lying closed since long and the Trust is running illegally cannot be said to be safe and in the interests of the employees.
Attestation of an employer on the Declaration form would not be required for both Form No. 31 & Form No. 31(UAN). However, the Claim Form No. 31 shall continue to be attested by the employer.
It has been informed by few employers, members and field offices that member IDs o members in some cases have been wrongly linked to UAN of other members. This has happened because of wrong approval by the employer . It has been requested to delink the member IDs from such wrongly linked UANs.
In para 5 of Head Office circular dated 05.2015 cited at (1) above, it was instructed that in the cases of provident, fund withdrawal (Form-19) wherever TDS has to be deducted @10%, the same may be approved on Form-19 by the APFC (Accounts) and wherever TDS @34.608%, it shall be approved on Form-19 by RPFC level officer.
This court is of the opinion that ultimate control both the financial and human resources/ are vested with the petitioner. So also, unity of management and control functional integrity and unity of purpose/ are obviously evident from the above clauses
Implementation of the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission as accepted by the Government of India and as adopted by the Central Board – generation of salary in the Revised Pay Structure from August, 2016 and payment of arrears thereof – regarding.
Field offices will not ask the establishments seeking grant of exemption from the operation of the EPF Scheme, 1952 to furnish of copy of Income Tax Recognition Order as an essential document to be submitted with proposals for grant of exemption. However, immediately after grant of exemption by the appropriate Government, the establishment should get recognition from the Income Tax authorities for its Trust.
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Ministry of Labour, Govt. Of India No. C-Ex/32(27)07/WB/EX/EZ/8848 […]
