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Employee Provident Fund
Employees Provident Fund is a scheme for the Indian Employees that is controlled by the Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,1952. The Employee Provident Fund is regulated under the umbrella of Employees Provident Fund Organization popularly known as EPFO.
All establishments that have employed 20 or more than 20 employees can apply for PF registration in India. In some cases subject to the circumstances and the exemption establishments employing less than 20 are still eligible for PF registration. The Employee gets an amount that includes the self and employer’s contribution with interest on retirement or resignation.
Who is eligible to get EPF registration?
For Employer
PF Registration is mandatory for all the establishments-
For Employee
Employees drawing less than Rs.15000 per month need to mandatorily become members of the EPF. According to the guidelines, employees whose basic pay is more than Rs. 15000 a month at the time of joining are not required to make any PF contributions.
But an employee who is drawing pay of more than Rs.15,000 can still be a member and make contributions with the employer and the Assistant PF commissioner.
The amount for the contribution of PF
The employer has to obtain the PF registration within 1 month of attaining the strength, in case of failure to abide by applicable penalties. A registered establishment continues under the purview of the Act even in case the No of employees falls below the required limit.
The employer has to contribute 12% of the (Basic Salary + Dearness Allowance + Retaining Allowance). An equal amount of contribution is to be made by the employee. If the establishment has engaged less than 20 employees the EPFO rules state that the contribution rate for both the employees and the employer is limited to 10 %. In most cases the employees who are employed in the private sector it is on the basic salary on which the whole contribution is calculated.