After the decision, Rs 54,000 crore would be credited into accounts of 6 crore EPF account holders as interest under the newly approved rate for 2018-19

EPFO update: On April 1, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPFO has to give pension to all retiring employees on the basis of their full salary rather than capping the figure on which contribution is calculated at a maximum of Rs 15,000 per month

How does EPF fare against National Pension Scheme (NPS), which has recently become more tax efficient?

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

Farmers hit by natural calamities will get 2 per cent interest subvention and 3 per cent more on timely repayment of loans, he said.

Union Budget 2019: Goyal says that the people of country, who gave a strong mandate to the BJP in 2014, has taken several structural reforms, and reversed the image of policy paralysis to restore the nation's image.

The New Year will bring a major bonanza for central government employeesas the Modi government decides to hike pension benefits for all those who joined the services on or after January 1, 2004

Reliance Jio adds over 9.71 million subscribers in JuneThe mobile subscriber base in the country increased to 114.65 crore with net addition of 1.55 crore in the reported month. Reliance Jio led the growth in mobile segment by adding over 97 lakh new connections during the month. It was followed by Idea Cellular which added over 63 lakh new connections. Vodafone saw an addition of over 2.75 lakh new mobile connections, BSNL 2.44 lakh and Airtel 10,689. Tata Teleservices, which i...

It's rare that a meeting between the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and members of its Central Board of Trustees has generated interest as much as it has today.

\"Mutual funds were expected to be the counter for foreign institutional investors, but they have not been able to take that place in the Indian capital market,\" writes Mahesh Nayak.

For too long now, the pension sector has been a woefully neglected stepchild for everyone—government, regulators and investors. Now, hopefully, the first step towards pension reforms has been taken.

Better returns to workers is one reason why pension management in the country needs sweeping reforms. Inadequate coverage is another. A report.