EPFO bought UDAY bonds worth Rs 11,848 cr while LIC bought bonds worth Rs 4,300 cr
Finance ministry overrules trustees, settles for 8.7% interest
The retirement fund body plans to launch 'One Employee One EPF Account' system on May 1
Ministry says 'taken aback' by their volte face
According to EPFO rules, 12 per cent of an employee's salary goes as contribution to PF along with a matching contribution from the employer
Bengaluru sees violence during garment sector labourers' rally
Traffic jams across the city as garment workers protest new PF proposal that allows full withdrawal only at age of 58
The announcement comes in the midst of protest by labour unions in several parts of the country
The EPFO has brought in norms that exclude subscribers falling in certain categories
The EPFO subscribers who are out of jobs for more than two months can file for full and final settlement of provident fund till month's end
Investment cap on G-secs raised
EPFO has been allowed to invest 5% in equity. Now out of remaining 95%, it can invest up to 65% in government securities
TMC leader Sudip Bandhyopadhyaya said the Budget proposal to tax the EPF has caused nation-wide concern
This is intended to incentivise people in the private sector to use provided fund as a kind of pension, said Jaitley
After an outrage and confusion over the budget proposal to tax employee provident fund (EPF) withdrawal, the ministry of finance clarified on Tuesday that 60% corpus will be taxed only if withdrawn in lump sum instead of being invested in annuity after maturity.
Rather than correcting a bad instrument like NPS, Jaitley and his team of experts preferred to make all pension plans equally bad
Earlier this month, the EPFO tightened the norms for withdrawals of PF accumulations for its over five crore subscribers