- With total estimated expenditure of ₹4,860 crore, the move will benefit over 72 lakh employees
- The central government had launched this EPF contribution scheme under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) on March 26
Union cabinet today approved the extension of the EPF support for business and workers for three more months. The central government under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package earlier announced EPF support of 24 per cent (12 per cent of employees and employers share) for businesses and low wage workers till August 30. The government had also reduced EPF contribution for business entity and workers to 10 per cent from 12 per cent till August 30.
In EPF accounts, the employees contribute 12 per cent of their salaries, and an equal amount is contributed by the employers. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the retirement fund body, looks after EPF.
The Union Cabinet today also announced an extension of a scheme under which the government pays the EPF contribution of employees and employers. Under this scheme, the central government pays 24 per cent of the monthly wages into EPF accounts below ₹15,000 per month, who are employed in establishments having up to one hundred employees, with 90 per cent or more of such employees earning monthly wages less than ₹15,000. This scheme will be now available till August.
Source: livemint
