The Covid-19 has been declared a Pandemic by Government of India for the entire country and therefore the members of the EPF have become eligible for the benefits of non-refundable advance under the sub-para 68(3)(L) which has come into force vide Ministry of Labour, Govt of India Notification GSR 225 (E) dated 27.03.2020 as published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part II- Section 3-sub section (1) on 28.03.2020.
This is with reference to the lockdown which is in effect across the country on account of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Department of Financial Services (DFS) has been monitoring the status of functioning of bank branches and banking correspondents from day to day.
In order to bring promptness and uniformity, it has been decided that after closure of accounts on 31st March of the financial year, the PSBs will follow the following schedule in this regard –
While I have been reminding you every week to keep your focus on revenue, in the current situation, we need to be sensitive to the constraints of taxpayers and treat them with empathy. The days ahead may test our mettle but I am sure our senior officers will be able to provide the leadership and guidance to enable our officers and staff to cope with the challenges.
The World is facing a catastrophic situation due to outbreak of COVID19 and in order to combat this challenge, coordinated joint efforts of all Sections of the Society is required. In view of the above, there may be incidence that employee’s/worker’s services are dispensed with on this pretext or the employee/worker arc forced to go on leave without wage/ salaries.
The Filing of Unified online Annual Returns for the year 2019 under 8 Acts and 10 Central Rules were to be filed from 1st January to 1st February 2020. For the year 2019 a total of 30,420 Annual Returns so far have been received on Shram Suvidha Portal In, view of the spread of Novel […]
Passengers travelling from / having visited Italy or Republic of Korea and desirous of entering India will need certificate of having tested negative from COVID-19 from the designated laboratories authorized by Health Authority of these countries. This is enforcement since 0000 hrs. of March 10, 2020 and is a temporary measure till cases of COVID-19 subside.
M. Ajit Kumar, Chairman Of CBIC has said that With due dates for filing of GSTR-3B fast approaching, I am sure that those of you on the GST side, would be in touch with the tax payers. Polite reminders would help their timely contribution to nation building by enabling the government to achieve its fiscal […]
On the staff welfare and infrastructure front, the persistent efforts of all officers concerned in the Ministry, DGHRD(Infra.), and those in the field formations of Hyderabad and Jaipur CGST Zones, have culminated in the administrative approval and expenditure sanction for the purchase of land measuring 3 acres, at the cost of Rs. 58.37 Crores, for construction of the office building for CGST Ranga Reddy Commissionerate and Audit-I & Audit-II Commissionerates and construction of the office building for CGST Commissionerate, Audit Circle, Export Promotion Circle and guest house at Udaipur at the cost of Rs. 42.07 Crores. Congratulations to all of them.
With reference to the context cited above, EPFO has collaborated with NISD and has made available the digital version of the Pension Payment Order (PPO) for the Pensioners of Employees’ Pension Scheme at Digilocker Portal for the benefit of the stakeholders.
