EPFO is expected to slightly reduce the EPF interest rate for FY 2025-26 to around 8-8.2%. Know how PF interest is calculated, contribution rules, and taxation guidelines for EPF savings.

Retirement fund body EPFO is preparing to empanel new partner agencies and appoint a fresh custodian, as it revamps ...

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to review EPF interest rates for FY26 in its March meeting. While reports suggest a possible cut from 8.25%, sources also say rates could ...

Total investment income for 2024 stood at RM74.46 billion, 11% higher than RM66.99 billion recorded in 2023. EPF said 2024's ...

Employees waiting for provident fund withdrawals may not have to wait long anymore. According to the government, EPFO is now ...

In a move aimed at making provident fund access faster and more convenient, the government is conducting pilot trials with ...

Besides appointing a custodian, the EPFO also has the task of appointing portfolio managers, asset management companies as well as an external concurrent auditor (ECA), which audits the investment ...

The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is poised to declare dividends ranging from 5.8% to 6.3% for Conventional Savings and 5.5% to 6.0% for Shariah Savings for the financial year 2025. This forecast is ...

The labour ministry will shortly decide on raising EPFO and ESIC wage ceilings, fixing a national floor wage and increasing the minimum pension under EPS, as it targets wider social security coverage ...

New Delhi, Feb 9: Subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO will be able to withdraw their Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) directly into their bank accounts through the UPI payment gateway using its ...

A key change concerns eligibility for tax exemption. Under the new framework, PF trusts will be recognised under the Income Tax Act, 2025, only if they are exempt under Section 17 of the EPF Act, 1952 ...

India’s labour ecosystem saw major transformation as technology unified compliance, employment, and welfare services. The reforms improved access, transparency, and social security coverage across ...