Pensions: Improvident funds
Low returns and bad investments threaten PFs, the mainstay of your retirement.
Nov 1, 2002
EPS: Pensioners' plight
Rumours of an impending verdict by the Supreme Court has brought the legal dispute over the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) back into the limelight.
Oct 22, 2002
Pension reforms: Hostage to politics
The introduction of pension reforms programme for new government employees is likely to be delayed beyond the October 1 deadline.
Sep 11, 2002
CBT-finance ministry tussle: Advantage employees
EPF members may get 9.5 per cent returns on their accounts, thanks to the deadlock over interest rates on EPF deposits.
Aug 28, 2002
Provident fund: Your shield against pink slips?
Employment insurance may finally be a reality after the CBT approved the amendments to the EPF Act.
Jul 10, 2002
Bending the rules
The Seamen Provident Fund episode raises questions about other provident funds also.
May 31, 2002
Finance ministry, EPF board heading for a stand-off?
The EPF board of trustees recommends a 9.5% interest rate, while the government wants this reduced to 9 per cent.
Apr 22, 2002
All quiet on the pension reforms front
The much awaited pension reforms may be in place by the end of June. But will they be worth the long wait?
Apr 22, 2002
What a mess!
Pension reforms are being held hostage to some serious bureaucratic manipulation. Not surprising, given that it's potentially a Rs 500,000 crore industry in India.
Nov 29, 2001
Reforms on the way
As part of the pension reforms process, employees who join government service from October have to contribute 10 per cent of their salary towards their pensions.
Jul 16, 2001
Winds of change
Some changes proposed by the EPFO could impact on your EPF in many ways. Learn how'
Jul 16, 2001
Malaysia Airlines staff pension fund takes off
Malaysia Airlines has secured permission to set up an independent pension fund for its employees in India.
Nov 18, 2000
Providential moves
Tech-savvy, private sector PF and pension administrators are pushing the state-run leviathan, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, into 'reinventing' itself.
Nov 3, 2000
Through thick and thin
The government must recognise the potential of pension funds to curb stock market volatility.
Aug 19, 2000
Yours, by right
If the PF authorities don't clear your dues within 30 days, the officer concerned can even be jailed.
Jan 26, 2000