Centre releases Rs 2,000 cr for Employees' Pension Scheme

Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 19:11

Centre has released Rs 2,000 crore to Employees' Pension Scheme as its contribution for the year 2015-16, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said Monday.

EPFO's equity investment depends on performance: Minister

Last Updated: Sunday, August 23, 2015, 19:30

Retirement fund body EPFO would invest more funds in equity markets only if the performance of its investments in stocks is encouraging, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said Sunday.

EPFO allows small firms to pay dues by cheques and drafts

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 23:47

Giving a breather to small firms, retirement fund body EPFO has allowed employers, whose statutory contribution is less than Rs 1 lakh, to make payment through bank drafts, banker's cheques and local cheques till December this year.

PF settlement timeline revised from 30 to 20 days

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 17:59

The timeline for settlement of Provident Fund, pension and insurance claims have revised from 30 days to 20 days. As a result, the claimants would now get speedier service in July.

EPFO hits equity markets: How it may affect you

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 10:22

The government's employee's provident fund on Thursday made its maiden investments in the country's equity markets.

Your pension money hits equity market: 5 things you want to know

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 09:34

This is the first time that the EPFO, in its 64-year history, has invested in the equity markets.

EPFO enters Dalal Street, plans to hike investments further

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 17:48

In a big boost to equity markets, fund-flush Employees Provident Fund Organisation Thursday entered Dalal Street through exchange-traded fund route with an initial corpus of Rs 5,000 crore, which could go up to nearly Rs 15,000 crore next year.

`EPFO may invest more in equities next year`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 6, 2015, 14:23

The comments come as India`s Employees` Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) said on Thursday it would invest in stocks this year for the first time.

Bankers see higher PPF rate limiting more deposit rate cuts

Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 14:55

Bankers have said there is more room to cut deposit rates which can help bring down lending rates, but fear that competing savings instruments like PPF and tax-free bonds will limit their ability.

Rs 6,000 crore EPF money to be invested in equities by March 2016

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 18:11

About Rs 6,000 crore of EPF (Employees' Provident Fund) money would be invested in equities by March 2016 with a view to get higher returns, said Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya Monday.

5 key things you should know about premature PF withdrawals

Last Updated: Saturday, July 25, 2015, 10:46

The Labour Ministry will soon issue a notification in this regard to amend the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme to cap the withdrawal.

Govt set to cap premature PF withdrawals at 75%

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 19:21

The Labour Ministry is all set to cap premature provident fund withdrawal at 75 percent of total deposits in case an EPFO subscriber goes without a job for two months.