The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an accused Enforcement Officer of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Jalgaon for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 25,000 from the complainant, the CBI said in a press release.
Congress General Secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday dismissed the central government's claims on creating eight crore employment opportunities between 2021 and 2024 and 6.2 crore net subscribers joining the EPFO database and said that 2014-24 has seen "jobloss growth.
This highlights a shift in India's employment landscape, reflecting the effectiveness of the Modi Government's transformative schemes aimed at driving job creation and formalising the job market
These included a Rs 2 lakh crore PM package to promote employment and skill development among the youth and the formation of more than 90 lakh self-help groups (SHGs) under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana--National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) for women, which had helped 10 crore w
Mandaviya stated, "The approval of the Centralised Pension Payment System (CPPS) marks a significant milestone in the modernization of the EPFO. By enabling pensioners to receive their pensions from any bank, any branch, anywhere in the country, this initiative addresses the long-standing ch
Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya launched a new 'Online facility for Surrender of Exemption from EPF Scheme' in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The unemployment rate among the tribal communities has seen a noticeable decline, as it stood at 1.8 per cent in 2022-23, said Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, in Lok Sabha.
The EPFO has added about 6.2 crore members in the last 6 years, as per government sources. About 19 lakh new registrations in EPFO in the month of May 2024.
The data indicates that around 9.85 lakh new members have been added during May, an increase of 10.96 per cent in the new members from the previous month of April 2024 and an 11.5 per cent increase from the previous year May 2023.
In the past two years, 27 establishments have surrendered their exemption, adding about 30,000 employees and an amount of Rs 1688.82 crores to the Fund under the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
Citing an International Labour Organisation report claiming that 83 per cent of unemployed in the country are youth, Congress President Mallikarjun kharge on Tueasday held Prime Minister Narendra Modi solely responsible for shattering the dreams of crores of youth in the last ten years.