Finance Ministry Bars EPFO From Announcing Interest Rates Without Approval
The Finance Ministry has barred the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from announcing interest rates without prior approval.

The Finance Ministry has barred the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from announcing interest rates without prior approval.
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The new pension plan may replicate the Andhra Pradesh model, where the employees get guaranteed 40-50 per cent of their last drawn basic salary as a pension.
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The Finance Ministry had declared a 4 per cent hike in dearness relief (DR) from 42 per cent to 46 per cent for the central government pensioners, effective July 1, 2023.