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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 ...
In employer contribution of 12%, 8.33% transfer to EPS (Employee Pension Scheme) and 3.67% transfer to EPF (Employee Provident Fund). Over and above, employer has to bear 0.50% as administrative charges on EPF and 0.50% as EDLI (employer’s Deposit linked Insurance) Charges. So employer has to bear total 13% of basic wage as discussed above. [20]
The Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF&MP) Act, 1952, mandates employers to pay 12% of the salary (consisting of basic wages, Dearness allowance, retaining allowance and value of food contribution) as a contribution on behalf of employer and employee each towards employees provident fund and employees pension fund every month.
The worker appealed to the labour court, pleading that his dismissal was unfair under Indian Labour laws. The labour court sided with the worker, directed he be reinstated, with 50% back wages. The case went through several rounds of appeal and up through India's court system. After 22 years, the Supreme Court of India upheld his dismissal in 2005.
On 10 December 2018, the Government of India made NPS an entirely tax-free instrument in India where the entire corpus escapes tax at maturity; the 40% annuity also became tax-free. [11] Any individual who is a subscriber of NPS can claim tax benefit for Tier-I account under Sec 80 CCD (1) within the overall ceiling of ₹1.5 lakhs under Sec 80 ...
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), established by ESI Act, is an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.As it is a legal entity, the corporation can raise loans and take measures for discharging such loans with the prior sanction of the central government and it can acquire both movable and immovable property and all incomes from the ...
This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a worker's social security. [2] The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment. [ 2 ]
India operates a complex pension system. There are however three major pillars to the Indian pension system: the solidarity social assistance called the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for the elderly poor, the civil servants pension (now open for all) and the mandatory defined contribution pension programs run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India for private ...