EPFO rules: The members of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) are not aware of the important rules related to PF account. This is because some members will not even be able to take advantage of the benefits associated with their account.
In this case there is a possibility of loss. Most of the members know the rules like insurance, pension, income tax deduction of Rs 7 lakh under EDLI scheme. But, apart from this, there is also a rule related to loyalty-cum-life benefit. In this benefit, the employee can get a benefit of up to Rs 50,000 at the time of retirement. In fact, all EPF account holders are advised to continue contributing to the same EPF account even after changing jobs.
Also, they can avail loyalty-cum-life benefits after contributing to the same account for 20 consecutive years. According to EPFO expert Bhanu Pratap Sharma, the CBDT has recommended to extend the benefit of loyalty-cum-life benefit to account holders who have contributed to their EPF account for 20 years.
The Central Government has approved it. This means if one qualifies then he/she will get an additional benefit of Rs.50,000/-. Under the loyalty-cum-life benefit, people with a basic salary of up to Rs 5,000 will get a benefit of Rs 30,000. Those whose basic salary is between Rs 5,001 to Rs 10,000, they will get a benefit of Rs. The best way to avail this is to keep the EPFO account open even if the EPFO member changes jobs.
For this you have to inform your old employer and current employer. It is advisable not to withdraw PF during work. Retirement fund members may suffer losses including income tax. He also had pension benefits and loss of loyalty.
