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The Board administers a contributory provident fund, pension scheme and an insurance scheme for the workforce engaged in the organised sector in India. [9] The board is chaired by the Union Labour Minister of India. Presently, the following three schemes are in operation under the Act: Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952
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.
The system tries to achieve a target of 50% of the last salary of the employee. This system has been made compulsory for all civil servants but voluntary for others. In the General Provident Fund Scheme, the employee needs to contribute at least 6% of his gross salary and there is a guaranteed return of 8%.
The social security scheme dates back to 1945 where all social security issues were handled by the NPF. The National Provident Fund Act was enacted in 1964 [6] and amended in 1968. [citation needed] The NPF became defunct in 1997 and the Act of Parliament No. 28 of 1997 replaced the NPF with the NSSF. [7]
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