INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
EPF rate hike: The proposed revision in the EPF interest rate marks the first increase in three yearsYour EPF or employees' provident fund
corpus is set to earn a higher return
This marks an upwards revision from the EPF interest rate of 8.55 per cent for 2017-18, which was the lowest in five years
Once approved by the Ministry of Finance, the move will lead to a higher return on EPFO contributions for the financial year ending March
The proposed revision in the interest rate applicable to EPF marks the first increase in three years.2
For the financial year 2017-18, the money in EPF accounts earned interest at the rate of 8.55 per cent.3
The provident fund body had last set the the EPF interest rate at 8.65 per cent in 2016-17, lowering it from 8.8 per cent in the previous
The interest rate will be credited to the subscribers' accounts after an approval by the Ministry of Finance.How to check your EPF
balanceRetirement fund body EPFO today provides multiple ways for its subscribers to check their provident fund balance
These include an online service and an SMS service, among others.SMSIn order to check one's EPF balance through SMS, the subscriber is
required to send an SMS to 7738299899 from his or her registered mobile number in the following format:EPFOHO UANThe facility works on the
contribution, balance details and KYC (Know Your Customer) information to the subscriber via SMS, according to the EPF website.OnlineThe EPF
leads the user to the passbook.epfindia.gov.in page, where the user is required to provide his or her details such as username (UAN or
Universal Account Number) and password.This takes the user to another page where the user has to select the member ID.The number of member
IDs in a subscriber's account depends on the number of organisations the individual has worked in
check EPF balance in your account)(With agency inputs)
