Don’t harass pensioners: Government tells banks
In the backdrop of complaints of pensioners’ harassment, the government has directed banks not to insist upon retired government employees for...
MAS Team | 24 February 2015
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EPFO mulls medical benefits for its pensioners
Retirement fund body EPFO is planning to provide medical benefits under its pension scheme through the Employees' State Insurance Corporation, a move...
MAS Team | 24 February 2015
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Reliance Mutual Fund gets tax department nod for pension scheme
This is the first pension fund offering equity-oriented option, thereby enabling investors to earn competitive returns that can help beat inflation
MAS Team | 06 January 2015
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Government decides to pay 8.75% interest on PF for 2014-15
Over five crore provident fund subscribers governed by the EPFO will get 8.75% interest on their deposits for the current fiscal
MAS Team | 22 December 2014
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PFRDA seeks bankers help to promote pension in country
Pension fund regulator PFRDA asked bankers to promote pension through various schemes and advised them to meet the target for selling Swavalamban...
MAS Team | 19 November 2014
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No need for physical presence for pension continuity
A pensioner can now digitally provide proof of his existence to authorities for continuity of pension every year instead of requiring to present...
MAS Team | 11 November 2014
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New system planned for proof of life certificate
Retired men and women will soon be spared the trouble of travelling to banks and post offices to prove that they are alive for claiming their pensions
MAS Team | 06 November 2014
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EPFO to seek clarity on transaction limit in Jan-Dhan scheme
Retirement fund body EPFO will soon approach the Finance Ministry on the transaction limit of Rs1 lakh for accounts opened under Jan-Dhan Yojana as...
MAS Team | 04 November 2014
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Section of EPFO trustees in favour of investing in PSU equity
EPFO's trustees are pitching for investing a part of the body's huge corpus of around Rs6 lakh crore in equity of profit making public sector blue...
MAS Team | 20 October 2014
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EPFO to launch online PF transfer for private PF trusts
Retirement fund body EPFO is all set to launch an online facility for transfer of Provident Fund (PF) accounts for organised sector workers covered...
MAS Team | 13 October 2014
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EPFO subscribers to get account update in real time from Oct 16
Over four crore subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO would be able to access their provident fund accounts online on real time basis using a...
MAS Team | 07 October 2014
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PFRDA allows fund managers to invest in Tier I bonds of banks
Pension fund regulator PFRDA permitted fund managers to invest in Basel III compliant Tier I bonds of banks, a move that will help PF managers to...
MAS Team | 24 September 2014
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Portable PF account number to be launched on October 16
Retirement fund manager EPFO's ambitious project to provide portable universal PF account numbers (UAN) to its subscribers will be launched on...
MAS Team | 22 September 2014
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EPFO makes it mandatory to provide workers’ bank account numbers
EPFO say the directive will help in getting the bank account details of all the members which are necessary for making UAN operational
MAS Team | 19 September 2014
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EPFO retains PF interest rate at 8.75% for FY15
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) decided to retain interest payment on provident fund deposits for FY2014-15 at 8.75%
MAS Team | 27 August 2014
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EPFO seeks trustees nod to invest more funds in govt bonds
EPFO has sought approval of its trustees to invest more funds in government securities, particularly state development loans (SDL) as they offer...
MAS Team | 13 August 2014
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EPFO settles 11 lakh claims in July taking FY15 total to 43 lakh
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled over 11 lakh claims, including transfer and withdrawal of provident fund, during July
MAS Team | 07 August 2014
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EPFO asks field staff to follow strict norms for inoperative accounts
EPFO has asked its field staff to strictly follow guidelines while settling claims out of inoperative accounts in order to reduce the risk of frauds
MAS Team | 31 July 2014
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EPFO issues 4.17 crore UANs for seeding with workers' KYCs
Retirement fund body EPFO issued 4.17 crore UANs to firms for seeding them with workers' KYCs like Aadhaar and bank account number
MAS Team | 28 July 2014
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Government decision to issue Universal Accounting Numbers to benefit 30 million workers: FICCI
FICCI said that the move will benefit over 30 million contract workers and other short-term employees
MAS Team | 23 July 2014
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