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A new (2018) UAN portal allows members to check EPF balances and UAN status, [12] download a UAN EPF passbook, [13] view a provident fund claim, etc. Members who are unable to withdraw PF for any reason can withdraw without the consent of the employer.
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (transl. Prime Minister's Public Finance Scheme) is a financial inclusion program of the Government of India open to Indian citizens (minors of age 10 and older can also open an account with a guardian to manage it), that aims to expand affordable access to financial services such as bank accounts, remittances, credit, insurance and pensions.
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) is the regulatory body for overall supervision and regulation of pensions in India. [2] It operates under the jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance in the Government of India.
The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a voluntary savings-tax-reduction social security instrument in India, [1] introduced by the National Savings Institute of the Ministry of Finance in 1968. The scheme's main objective is to mobilize small savings for social security during uncertain times by offering an investment with reasonable returns ...
Employees Provident Fund (Nepal), Nepal's retirement Plan; Central Provident Fund (South Africa), a retirement trust; Instituto del Fondo Nacional de la Vivienda para los Trabajadores, Mexico's public pension fund and largest mortgage lender; National Social Security Fund (Kenya) Housing Provident Fund , China mainland's retirement plan
Other similar government savings schemes in India include: Public Provident Fund (PPF), Post Office Fixed Deposit, Post Office Recurring Deposit, etc. [3] The certificates were heavily promoted by the Indian government in the 1950s after India's independence, to collect funds for nation-building
A passbook or bankbook is a paper book used to record bank or building society transactions on a deposit account. The Post Office Savings Bank introduced passbooks to rural 19th-century Britain. Traditionally, a passbook was used for accounts with a low transaction volume, such as savings accounts .
Legally, the EPF is only obligated to provide 2.5% dividends (as per Section 27 of the Employees Provident Fund Act 1991). [8] The EPF claims that the lowered dividend is the result of its decision to invest in low-risk fixed revenue instruments, which produce lower returns but maintains the principal value of its members' contributions.