EPF for Employees Earning Above ₹15,000: Voluntary Coverage Explained
The statutory wage ceiling for mandatory EPF enrollment is Rs 15,000 per month (basic + DA). Employees earning above this…
How to Add New Employees to EPFO as an Employer
Adding a new employee to EPFO is one of the first payroll compliance tasks after onboarding. Every eligible employee must…
EPF vs PPF: Where Should You Invest More?
When it comes to safe and government-backed investment options in India, two popular choices stand out — Employees’ Provident Fund…
EPF for NRIs: Rules, Withdrawals and Taxation
Thousands of Indian professionals who have moved abroad as Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have accumulated EPF balances during their years of…
EPF Name Mismatch: How to Correct It
A name mismatch between your EPFO records and your Aadhaar card is one of the most frustrating EPF problems to…
EPFO and ESIC: Understanding the Difference
Most Indian employees have heard of both EPFO and ESIC — they both appear as deductions on your payslip every…
Universal Social Security: EPFO’s Role in Expanding Coverage
India’s formal social security system covers approximately 10-12% of the total workforce. The remaining 88-90% — hundreds of millions of…
EPFO and the Gig Economy: Future Challenges and Solutions
India’s gig economy has grown into one of the largest in the world. By 2025, an estimated 15 to 20…
Digital India and EPFO: How Technology Is Transforming Provident Fund Services
Ten years ago, claiming your provident fund meant filling paper forms in triplicate, waiting in regional office queues, and hoping…
EPF Rules for Part-Time and Contractual Employees in India
The Indian workforce is no longer neatly divided into permanent employees and everyone else. Part-time workers, fixed-term contract employees, project-based…