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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: EPFO

RSS-affiliated trade union BMS accuses Modi govt of changing Ambedkar’s social security laws

BMS has rejected the Modi govt's fourth draft social security code, saying a lot of beneficial provisions included in the first draft have been removed.

Govt approves 8.65% interest rate on PF, to be credited into employees’ accounts

The rate of interest approved will be provided to over 6 crore EPFO subscribers for 2018-19.

In IL&FS crisis season, why you should be worried if your PF money is with exempt trust

Exempted firms not overseen by EPFO have adopted govt guidelines that pertain to investments but there is no one to monitor if these are followed

EPFO hikes interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.65% for current fiscal

The retirement fund body EPFO had provided a five-year low rate of interest of 8.55 per cent to its subscribers for 2017-18.

IL&FS crisis threatens savings of employees in wayward pension trusts

Several pension trusts invested in IL&FS because it was considered ‘safe’. So far, the losses are unclear as 200 trusts haven’t filed their returns to EPFO.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.