Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Provident Fund

OBJECTIVE
To provide social security towards Provident Fund, Pension and Insurance Benefits to all eligible employees and their family.

What is PF?
Provident Fund is a mandatory, tax-qualified, defined contribution, Retirement benefit plan wherein equal contribution at the rate of 12% is made by the employer and the employee. The total contribution is 24%.
All employees are eligible to become a member of Provident Fund from the date of their joining in any establishment by filling Form-2 Declaration Form. Every eligible employee will be assigned with a unique PF A/c. No. and UAN No.

PF contribution
Employee Contribution:

12% of the individual’s on basic will be contributed by the employee. The entire 12% is remitted to the PROVIDENT FUND.

Employer Contribution:
Out of this 12%, 8.33% is remitted to the PENSION FUND.
The remaining 3.67% is remitted to the PROVIDENT FUND account of the individual.
Hence, out of the total 24% (12% by employer & 12% by the employee) contribution, total of 15.67% (12% of Employee Contribution + 3.67% of Employer Contribution) is remitted to the individual’s PROVIDENT FUND & 8.33% to PENSION FUND Account.

Annual Interest
Interest as declared by the Central Government from time to time will be added to the individual’s PF Account on an ANNUAL BASIS. The compound interest is credited on monthly running balance basis at the statutory rate declared for each year. (The rate of interest as declared by the Central Government for the year 2009 – 2010 is 8.5%)

The Employees Provident Funds Scheme 1952 (EPF)

Benefits:
1. Accumulation plus interest upon retirement, resignation, death, Partial withdrawals allowed for specific expenses such as house construction, higher education, marriage, illness etc.

2. Partial withdrawals allowed for specific expenses such as house construction, higher education, marriage, illness etc.

Nomination:
1. There is a form for all the three schemes, Form-2 (R) The nomination in case of EPF Scheme are also applicable for the EDLI Scheme.

2.Member having family can nominate any one or more of the family members as defined under the para 2 (f) of the EPF Scheme, 1952.

3. Member not having any family member as defined in the said Para can nominate any other person, but the nomination will become invalid in case of the member acquiring family.

Claim Forms:
1. For final settlement by member: Form 19.
2. For Transfer of old account to the new one: Form 13.
3. For Withdrawal in certain cases: Form 31.
4. For financing LIC Policy: Form 14.
5. For final settlement in favor of nominee / beneficiary of a deceased member Form 20.


The Employee Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS)

Benefits:
1. Monthly benefits for superannuation/ retirement, disability, survivor, widow (er), children.
2. Amount of pension based on average salary during the preceding 12 months from the date of exit and total years of employment.
3.Minimum pension on disablement.
4. Past service benefit to participate of erstwhile Family Pension Scheme, 1971.

Nomination:
1. Member has to give the names of Spouse and all children in the prescribed form.
2. In case the member has no family, one person can be nominated.
3. However, such nomination will become invalid once the member acquire a family.

Claim Forms:
1. For Monthly Pension Form 10D
2. For Withdrawal Benefit and Scheme Certificate Form 10C



The Employee's Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme 1976 (EDLI)

Benefits:

1.The benefit provided in case of death of an employee who was member of the scheme at the time of the death.
2. According to revised scheme payment of benefit amount to be 20 times of the wages or based on the deposit in the Provident Fund, which ever is less. With the increase in the wages ceiling from 6500/- to 15000/- from 01-09-2014, the maximum benefit amount has become 3 lakh and an additional 20% of the benefit amount calculated is also paid.

Nomination:
1. The nomination under the EPF Scheme will be applicable for the EDLI Scheme also.

Claim forms:
1. For claiming Insurance Benefit by a nominee/beneficiary in case of member's death while in service Form 51F

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