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Epf Withdrawal

Steps to check PF balance via SMS, missed call, & more: All you must know

EPF subscribers planning to withdraw funds from their accounts can now apply online

Steps to check PF balance via SMS, missed call, & more: All you must know
Updated On : 24 May 2024 | 12:27 PM IST

Withdraw PF and EPF: Process to receive amount in your bank account

EPF members may present their withdrawal or transfer claims both offline and online. The members can view the progress of their EPF claims online no matter how they have submitted their application

Withdraw PF and EPF: Process to receive amount in your bank account
Updated On : 23 Aug 2023 | 5:05 PM IST

Employer has to pay damages for delay in payment of EPF contribution: SC

An employer is under an obligation to pay the damages for delay in payment of the contribution of Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) of an employee, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said Employees Provident Fund & Miscellaneous Provisions Act is legislation for providing social security to the employees working in any establishment and engaging 20 or more persons. The top court said that the Act casts an obligation upon the employer to make the compulsory deduction for provident fund and to deposit in the workers' account in the EPF office. We are of the considered view that any default or delay in the payment of EPF contribution by the employer under the Act is a sine qua non for the imposition of levy of damages under Section 14B of the Act 1952 and mens rea or actus reus is not an essential element for imposing penalty/damages for breach of civil obligations/liabilities, the bench said. The top court was hearing an appeal filed .

Employer has to pay damages for delay in payment of EPF contribution: SC
Updated On : 23 Feb 2022 | 8:56 PM IST

Nearly 3.8 mn EPF members withdraw Rs 44,000 cr since lockdown: Labour Min

The maximum amount of Rs 8,968.45 crore EPF withdrawals from March 25 to August 31 were recorded in Maharastra, followed by Karanataka and Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry)

Nearly 3.8 mn EPF members withdraw Rs 44,000 cr since lockdown: Labour Min
Updated On : 21 Sep 2020 | 5:11 PM IST

EPFO relief for 650,000 employers: no penalty for late EPF deposits

Under existing rules, once companies file their returns, known as ECR, they must also subsequently submit the EPF payments of employees at one go. Not doing so attracts a penalty

EPFO relief for 650,000 employers: no penalty for late EPF deposits
Updated On : 16 May 2020 | 2:16 AM IST

Rs 20-trn package: Govt reduces EPF contribution for companies for 3 months

At present, 24 per cent of a worker's basic pay is deducted - with 12 per cent each counted as employer's and employee's share - towards the EPF savings

Rs 20-trn package: Govt reduces EPF contribution for companies for 3 months
Updated On : 14 May 2020 | 1:31 AM IST

Claiming advance EPF is easy, but withdraw it only if you are in dire need

There is no income-tax on the advance, but withdraw only in dire need

Claiming advance EPF is easy, but withdraw it only if you are in dire need
Updated On : 05 May 2020 | 2:24 AM IST

How partial withdrawal from EPF, NPS during financial emergency can hurt

Stringent rules have been put to ensure that this practice is discouraged

How partial withdrawal from EPF, NPS during financial emergency can hurt
Updated On : 18 Mar 2020 | 11:20 PM IST

You can now switch from EPF to NPS and it's not taxable: Here's how

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has issued broad guidelines

You can now switch from EPF to NPS and it's not taxable: Here's how
Updated On : 08 Mar 2017 | 8:39 AM IST

Paper woes to end: Online EPF withdrawal, pension fixation a reality by May

EPFO has an ambitious plan to settle the claims within few hours after filing of application

Paper woes to end: Online EPF withdrawal, pension fixation a reality by May
Updated On : 20 Feb 2017 | 10:03 AM IST