Under attack from Left parties for slashing EPF rate to 8.5 per cent, the government on Tuesday assured the Lok Sabha that it would not hesitate raising the interest rate if there was surplus fund by the end of the financial year.
'PPF carries minimal risk.' 'Its fixed-income nature allows investors to diversify their portfolios.'
The Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund on Tuesday unanimously decided to defer a decision on the rate of interest on EPF till July 20.
India's biggest state-run pension fund, the Employees Provident Fund, will aim to keep interest rate returns high, Labour Minister Sahib Singh said on Friday, despite an overall easier monetary climate.\n\n
The Central Board of Trustees of Employees Provident Fund Organisation is likely to cut the EPF interest by one per cent from the present 9.5 per cent when it meets on May 31.
Verma, who till recently was strongly opposed to any cut in EPF rates, however, appeared to have softened his stand as he cited the current lower interest rate regime in the country.\n\n\n\n
Proposal to raise the rate from 8.5 per cent to 9.5 per cent had come from the Central Board of Trustees of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
This is 1 per cent higher than the interim rate of 8.5 per cent announced for 2004-05.
Some members raised questions like that even government establishments were employing only contract labour.
The EPFO has about 3.7 crore (37 million) members.
From EPF to tax computation to old salary account to health insurance... here's a financial checklist for a trouble-free transition while switching jobs.
Having dipped into its reserves for paying 9.5 per cent interest for four crore subscribers in 2004-05, the EPF trustees would meet in New Delhi on July 30 to arrive at returns to be offered this fiscal.
Here's what you MUST know to check your Employees' Provident Fund balance and status online.
Fresh formal job creation declined sequentially for a third straight month in February to fall to a 21-month low, signaling pressure in the employment market. These are the findings from the latest payroll data released by the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday. The number of new monthly subscribers under the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) declined 10 per cent sequentially to 738,052 in February from 819,659 in January.
Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma said on Tuesday that the Central Board of Trustees would be meeting on May 31 at New Delhi for reviewing the interest rate of employees provident fund.
In the face of mounting pressure from trade unions, the Employees Provident Fund rates may remain untouched at 9.5 per cent this year though a sub-committee of the EPF Board is believed to have recommended slashing it to eight per cent.
If your EPF account has been lying dormant for more than three years that you must sit up and take notice. Else you may not earn interest on it.
Remember, pension from EPS will be taxable at slab rate, reducing the post-tax income for people who remain in the higher tax brackets after retirement.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday demanded that the interest rates on Employees' Provident fund contributions be raised to 9.5 per cent to make them commensurate with the rise in bank interest rates.
Once approved by the finance ministry, the rate hike will benefit six crore EPFO subscribers.
Amid possibility of a 0.5 per cent cut in the interest rate for the current fiscal, the Employees Provident Fund Board will meet in New Delhi on January 27 to finalise the EPF rate, which is 8.5 per cent at present.
If you were to choose one of these as long term investment (at least 15 years), which one would you opt for? What should be the reasons for you to choose one of these? Here is a comparison of these schemes based on certain important factors
A remarkable story which helped in transforming a bureaucratic organization, to a customer centric organization. This experience may inspire several government / private organizations to modify or adopt digitisation to transform their business, notes Professor N Ravichandran (retd).
The number of contributors was 46.4 million in July and 44 million in September.
rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.
rediffGURU and financial planning expert Colonel Sanjeev Govila (retd) answers your personal finance-related questions.
The Delhi high court has ruled that outsourcing units cannot be clubbed with each other or the company outsourcing work to them for the purpose of Employees Provident Fund.
The decision would leave a surplus of Rs 15.26 crore.
Generally, most Indians are under-prepared for their post-retirement life. Many middle class private sector employees end up consuming their PF accumulations for variety of other reasons like marriage of their children, medical treatment or purchase of house, etc., says Anil Chopra- Group CEO & Director- Bajaj Capital
At present, deposits, accrual of interest and withdrawals are tax free under the scheme.
The finance ministry on Friday ratified the interest rate of 9.5 per cent for about 4 crore subscribers of Employees Provident Fund for 2002-03 and 2003-04.
The Union finance ministry has rejected a proposal sent by the labour ministry to double the monthly minimum pension amount to Rs 2,000 under the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS). The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision-making body of the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), was apprised of the proposal's rejection during a meeting on Saturday. "According to the recommendations made by a highly-empowered monitoring committee constituted by the government, a proposal to increase the minimum pension under EPS from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 per month, by providing additional budgetary support, was sent to the ministry of finance.
In a bid to enhance its equity exposure and earn higher returns for its nearly 65 million subscribers, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is considering reinvesting 50 per cent of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) redemption proceeds back into equity. Sources close to the development said a proposal regarding this was discussed in the investment committee (IC) meeting in October last year, and the recommendation has been sent to the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), the apex decision-making body of the EPFO for its approval. The next CBT meeting is scheduled to be held on Saturday.
