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A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha ruled that employers cannot segregate 'special allowance' from basic wages for purpose of PF deductions.

Now you can check your PF balance online with just a few clicks or do it through your mobile phones. All you need is an active Universal Account Number (UAN) provided by EPFO.

India will stop its share of Indus water to Pakistan, says Nitin Gadkari, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das meets bankers, EPF interest rate hiked to 8.65% and more news on the News Blast.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's decision to hike interest rate to 8.65% brings cheer to its over six crore subscribers.

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The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) Thursday hiked the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) rate to 8.65 per cent for 2018-19 from 8.55 per cent last year

The proposal to declare interest rate for this fiscal is on the agenda of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation trustees meeting on February 21.

The EPFO had provided a five-year low rate of interest of 8.55 per cent to its subscribers for 2017-18. The body had kept the interest rate at 8.65 per cent in 2016-17 and 8.8 per cent in 2015-16.

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Sebi directed Sanraa to recover a sum of USD 27.244 million within three months from Clifford Capital Partners, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and lone subscriber of the company's GDR.

\"We are exploring whether we can offer interest rate of more than 8.55% this financial year. Reduction of the rate is a complete no at this point in time, though the final calculation and accounts audits are still on,\" Prabhakar Banasure, a member of EPFO's central board of trustees, said.

Besides unemployment, provident fund money can also be withdrawn in case of emergencies and other situations

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EPFO has reportedly proposed that its over five crore members be allowed to withdraw only 60 per cent of their PF or an amount equivalent to three months' salary - whichever amount is lower - if they are unemployed for one month.