Expecting the government offices to go digital is good but we all know how they move in this aspect. I was surprised to see news on the fact that now the facility of online EPF Passbook has materialized ! The EPFO is the only social security scheme in India for workers and employees. Workers earning [...]

Here is a small primer on how to check your EPF balance online. The EPF (Employee Provident Fund) is a compulsory retirement fund account to be opened by an organization with 20 or more employees. The employer deducts 12% of employees’ basic salary and contributes the same percentage to employee’s provident fund account. The balance [...]

If you were planning for your retirement and depended heavily on the Employee Provident Fund (EPF), then it is time you did your financial planning again. The government has brought down the interest rate on EPF and has left many salaried employees who get EPF a bit peeved. Suddenly, there are other investments out there [...]