Employees Provident Fund (EPF)

Who must register with Employees Provident Fund Department??

Any entity, be it a government office, public sector or private sector entity which has 20 or more employees needs to get registered with the PF Department. The application must be filed within one month of reaching the employee count of 20. Where the employer wishes to provide the provident fund benefit to his/her employees, he may voluntarily apply for registration..

Do I need to be present in person during the EPF registration process??

• Do I need to be present in person during the EPF registration process? You don't need to be present in person during any stage. The entire procedure will be carried out by our experts. You just need to upload the required documents on our portal and you will receive the registration on service fulfillment. .

How much time does the Employee Provident Fund Registration process takes??

Usually, the entire process takes a week’s time. Depending on the workload with the government department the process might take a longer time. Make sure that you keep the required documents ready so that we can complete the entire process in the least time.

While calculating the limit of 20 employees will every employee and labour force be counted??

The limit of 20 includes all permanent, semi-permanent, and other contract employees like housekeeping, security, or other contractual workers in the business..

What is the contribution rate to the Provident fund & pension scheme??

Registered employers need to deposit 13% of the basic salary of each eligible employee in a provident fund account The eligible employee needs to contribute in total 12% of his basic salary. .