EPFO urges employers to avail of Employee Enrolment Scheme
A nationwide awareness campaign has been initiated to inform employers about the benefits and provisions of the scheme.
This is the first time since 2015-16 that the interest rate has been raised.
IANS | New Delhi | February 21, 2019 6:01 pm
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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) board has recommended an interest rate of 8.65 per cent for 2018-19, 10 basis points higher over the previous fiscal.
In the financial year 2017-18, the interest rate was 8.55 per cent.
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This is the first time since 2015-16 that the interest rate has been raised.
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A nationwide awareness campaign has been initiated to inform employers about the benefits and provisions of the scheme.
The minister highlighted that EPFO has long served as a pillar of financial security for crores of workers across the country.
Mandaviya launched the scheme on the occasion of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO's) 73rd Foundation Day.
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