Notification for allowing EPF member non-refundable advance of 75% in case of continuous unemployment of not less than one month

“EPF – Non-refundable advance to a member in case of continuous unemployment for a period of not less than one month”

The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 872] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 16, 1940

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 6th December, 2018

G.S.R. 1182(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 read with sub-section (1) of section 7 of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952), the Central Government hereby makes the following Scheme, further to amend the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, namely:-

1. (1) This Scheme may be called the Employees’ Provident Funds (Amendment) Scheme, 2018.

(2) It shall come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, after paragraph 68H, the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“68HH. Non-refundable advance to a member in case of continuous un-employment for a period of not less than one month.- The Commissioner or, where so authorised by the Commissioner, any other officer subordinate to him, may permit a member, on ceasing to be an employee in any factory or establishment to which the Act applies, a non-refundable advance upto seventy-five percent of the amount standing to his credit in the Fund, if he has not been employed in any factory or other establishment for a continuous period of not less than one month immediately preceding the date on which he makes an application for such non-refundable advance.”.

[F. No. S-35012/8/2018-SS-II]

R. K. GUPTA, Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal Scheme was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number S.R.O. 1509, dated the 2nd September, 1952 and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 436(E) dated the 4th May, 2017.

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Casual Leave for engagement of retired Government Offices/Officials on short term basis in EPFO

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14-Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi – 110066

No. HRD/1(3)2014/Contractual Policy/71

Date: 20 NOV 2018

To,
All Addl. CPFC (Zones) including ACC (ASD)
Director (PDNASS),
All Regional PF Commissioners,
In-charge of the Region
All ZTIs/Sub-ZTI

Sub:- Casual Leave for engagement of retired Government Offices/Officials on short term basis in EPFO.

Sir,
This is in continuation to the web circular No. HRD/1(3)2014/Contractual Policy dated 21.09.2015 regarding comprehensive policy for engagement of retired officers/staff on short term contract basis in EPFO.

2. In this regard, sanction of the competent authority is hereby conveyed to grant 8 (Eight) days Casual Leave in a calendar year on pro-rata basis to the retired officers/officials appointed for short term contract basis in EPFO.

(This issues with the approval of CPFC)

Yours faithfully,
sd/-
(M. Ngullie)
Retional P.F. Commissioner-I(HRD)

Source: www.epfindia.gov.in

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EPFO Introduces ‘View Pension Passbook’ Service for the pensioners through Umang App

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), which is providing a host of e-services for its stakeholders, has now introduced a new service through ‘UMANG app’. On clicking ‘View Passbook’ option, it requires PPO Number and Date of Birth information to be entered by the pensioner. After successful validation of the information fed, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the pensioner. On entering OTP, ‘Pensioner Passbook’ will display the details of the pensioner like Name, DOB along with last pension credited information. The facility to download the financial year wise complete pass book details is also available.

Other e-services of EPFO already available through UMANG aap includes Employee Centric services (View EPF Passbook, Raise claim, Track Claim), Employer Centric Services (Get remittance details by establishment ID, Get TRRN Status), General Services (Search Establishment, Search EPFO Office, Know Your claim Status, Account details on SMS, Account details on Missed Calls), Pensioner Services (Update Jeevan Praman), eKYC services (Aadhaar Seeding)

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The declared rate of interest on Employees” Provident Fund (EPF) paid to the subscribers during the last three years is as under:

The interest rate on EPF is determined by the Central Government in consultation with the Central Board. The Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF), in its meeting held on 21.02.2018, has recommended 8.55 per cent. rate of interest to EPF subscribers for 2017-18. The proposal has now been sent to the Ministry of Finance for their concurrence to the interest rate of 8.55 per cent to the EPF subscribers for the year 2017-18.

Approximately 19,97,84,374 number of accounts of account holders are likely to be credited with the statutory rate of interest declared for the year 2017-18.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 19.3.2018.

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Field offices of EPFO directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims

The field offices of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) have been directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims. As per paragraph 72(7) of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 1952, the claim complete in all respects submitted along with the requisite documents shall be settled and benefit amount paid to the beneficiaries within 20 days from the date of its receipt by the Commissioner.

Public Relations Officer and officials in the Facilitation Centres of EPFO have been instructed to scrutinise the claim forms received in respect of death cases and guide the claimants for submission of all required documents in one go only. An official has been specially earmarked to handle such claims. Regional Provident Fund Commissioners have been directed to personally monitor the death cases on day-to-day basis.

This information was given by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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