Employee Provident fund Contribution

Let us understand how Employee pension scheme and Employee Provident fund contribution works and how interest is calculated. why your EE amount is much greater than ER amount also in PF balance Inquiry?

1) 12 % of basic salary goes into Employee Provident fund as Employee contribution(EE).
2) 12% of basis salary goes into from employer and this amount is divided in two portion.

  • Employees Pension Scheme ( EPS ) contribution of Rs. 541 /- ( @8.33% of Basic salary upto a maximum of Basic salary Rs.6,500/- PM) is deducted from Employers’ Contribution.
  • Remaining amount goes to Employee Provident fund as employer contribution(ER).
Employee Provident fund Contribution = Employer's Pension scheme contribution + Employer's Provident fund contribution
There will be opening balance each year and contribution as shown in above example.You will be get interest on opening balance and monthly contribution.
So your total contribution will be opening balance + monthly contribution + interest earned on these both contribution. 

You will get total Employee and employer contribution at the retirement or termination of job.

Employee pension scheme contribution gives  pension at retirement or pension to your nominee in case of your death.

You may like to read also:
  1.   EPF Balance - Employees' Provident Fund Balance online
  2.   PF interest rate increased to 9.5% for FY 2010-2011


105 comments:

  1. Helped a lot. Thanks for that!

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  2. really great info..and well explained..

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  3. thanks for your comment...nice to know this is helpful to u.

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  4. That mean if I change the company I wont get the Pension scheme amount? This is not fair at all.....

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  5. @Vishal,Pension scheme amount will be given to you at retirement only..it works same in all company..so i dont think we have to think too much about eps amount as we can not control it

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  6. Pension Scheme contributions is a loss for us then, if we change the company ??

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  7. @Punit, One way it's loss true..But It goes to govt from previous and future companies and If needed Your family gets pension..Lets assume If you are not there tomorrow then your wife will get pension until she gets job but the catch is, this pension amount is not gt8 compare to GOVT Jobs.

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  8. Thanks very well explained always had a confusion thats its equal contribution from both Employee and employer side, never knew some amount goes to employee pention scheme.

    Thanks great Help.

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  9. Thanks a lot....it was very helpful

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  10. Thanks Kunmun for the nice comments

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  11. really fruitful information
    Thanks

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  12. @Rajesh, Thanks for valuable feedback..Soon I am putting other details for PF and Pension fund

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  13. This was indeed an eye opener, crisp and clear. Thank you so much JigVishu. At the cost of sounding a little cynical, where does all the money accrued from NPS go, as I am sure many of us don't even bother/know about it and hence do not even claim?

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  14. Thanks for your comments..I am confused are you asking about EPS(Employee Pension Schemer) or NPS(New pension Scheme)
    ..NPS - You can additionally invest in NPS and get tax benefits.It's similar to EPF but Money is invest in Stock and debt based on chosen option by you and there will be Admin. Charges also...It's not very famous as investment option as of now..
    EPS - you will get money when you retire at age of 58. or when you die then your wife/son will get pension till get married or get job respectively.but in PVT company employee will get very less amount as pension..so you can not dependent on this money

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  15. Thanks for the information Vishnu, I have a query on EPS. I have changed the company and applied for the PF withdrawal.As i am closing the previous EPF acct, how the EPS amount is accumulated till my retirement?

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  16. @Anil, You can not withdraw EPS amount..It will be with GOVT till retirement.then GOVT will give pension to you..

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  17. Information provided was really helpful

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  18. good,thanks,easy to understand

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  19. very informative.........

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  20. I understand the govt has increased the limit in PPF from 70,000 to 100000. Are you aware of it & can we start depositing in this current year. Will appreciate if you may inform if you are aware.
    YT

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  21. @YT, I am aware in changes in interest rate..I got the info in govt circular -"Assuming the date of implementation of the recommendations of the Committee as 1st December, 2011, the rate of interest on various small savings schemes for current financial year on the basis of the interest compounding/payment built in the schemes"

    I think it will be effective from 1st DEC 2011..This info it not clear..so wait for final confirmation on same.

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  22. @YT, I found it 1st Dec 2011 effective..So All contribution made after this date will be get more interest.

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  23. Thanks very well explained always had a confusion thats its equal contribution from both Employee and employer side, never knew some amount goes to employee pention scheme.

    Thanks great Help.

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  24. Hi, Can you please tell me whether I should expect interest on my PF balance for financial year 2011-12 or not?

    I left the organization in Jan 2010 and have left the PF in the a/c. Now, i was thinking of withdrawing it.

    1) Should I withdraw after Mar'12 to get the interest(if any because there hasn't been any contribution into the a/c since Feb'10)?

    2) If I withdraw the funds this month(i.e Dec'11), will I get interest on my balance till Dec'11?

    Regards,
    Amit

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  25. @Amit,
    You will get interest till your withdrawal request..If you submit request in Dec-11 then you will get interest till Nov -11..
    Other point, You will get interest till three years even if there is no fresh Pf contribution.after it will be inactive account and will not earn interest.

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  26. This was really helpful. I was scratching my head to understand why ER amount is so less....
    Just a question -I never saw any deduction against Employee Pension Scheme. So Where this money goes? We can claim it?

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  27. @ Employee Pension Scheme Money, Our salary slips shows only our contribution towards to PF..If you can get PF statement from your org then you will see separate contribution..This EPS money with EPFO- Govt from all companies you worked with and will be given to you at the retirement time....
    I am sorry that I could not write article in detail because of critical work at hand..I will write it soon.

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  28. Sir,
    i have an PF account at Bangalore & i have PF slip for the year 2003 - 2004 and no. KN/24786/200 in the name of U. SATHYA NARAYANA MURTHY & COMPANY NAME: CORPORATE INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PVT LTD.

    Now, when i am checking my Balance through online. the error message is number invalid.

    So, please guide me, how to check my PF Balance.

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  29. @Satya,
    I have altered the Name to SATHYA NARAYANA MURTHY and checked your status as below
    "STATUS for Member ID: BG/BNG/24786//200
    Your Account has been marked as In-operative Account. For details please contact respective EPF Office.
    **Data updated till 03-12-2011 13:30:49 "
    There may be no contribution since 3 years so it's Inactive..I request to contact EPFO and withdraw it.

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  30. Dear sir,
    i have a PF balance @ ahemedabad office. i want to close this PF account due to my job transfer in government section. so can u tell me the procedure for the how to close and withdraw the money from the PF account without intermendiate my employer?

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  31. @Ahmedabad, You need to fill form 19 and submit to the EPFO office.But you need stamp and signature from previous employer.

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  32. Dear Sir,
    I was working in a private organization in Pune till March'11. I have resigned from job and currently engaged in my very own business.I have applied(claimed) to close my PF account through my previous employer. Now I have 2 querries,
    1)I have got SMS from EPF office that my claim was received my them 2 months back, but I have still not got my claim amount till the date.. So what is the time limit for this entire process?
    2) What about the refund of Employee Pension Scheme Contribution amount, as I am not going to work with any of any Private or Govt. Organization henceforth.
    thanks.

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  33. @Pune
    1)I dont have pensonal experience of claim.But many readers complain about delay in claim..may be 2 months also.Wait for another week or so and then contact EPFO team personally.
    2)As you are not going to work again then you can Claim -Refund of Employer share using Form 10C -http://www.epfindia.com/downloads_forms.htm ..You can get much interest on this..It will be your own contribution only.

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  34. Thanks .... JigVishu for your feedeback.

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  35. Thanks man....very useful information.

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  36. hi Vishu I have a doubt here. I was told that you can also withdraw the Pension scheme amount by filling form 10-c and i just read above where you stated that it will be given in retirment only... Can you throw some light on this pls ..I have just filled a form and sent to my previous company and they have stated that you can still do it and there is no issue

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  37. @Colin, Yes earlier I was not clear on that..I did further research on this..Yes you can apply for withdrawal of EPS with Form 10-C. that will be without any interest and you will not be eligible for pension in future..U need to complete 10 years of Job to be eligible..you decide what to do with that.

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  38. hi vishu ,

    Thks for your inputs . I have a doubt . I have worked in my previous company from Feb 2007 to Mar 2011 , After checking my pf status in sms it shows very less amount EE:9756 AND ER:2980. This is not correct because for 4 years amount deducted per month was 800. Now i have planned to withdraw pf as i have joined a new company . Can i take the pension amount after retirement from the pf account which i am presently withdrawing.

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  39. @Sowmya, Definitely PF account should be more. Did you check ur ACCOUNT Update Date..It must be very old year..Otherwise amount should be more.Otherwise please check amount before withdrawing it.
    Regarding- IF you want EPS money with out interest right now then you can fill Form 10-C..

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  40. I have transfer my previous company PF and EPS to current company PF account, will i eligible to get pension in future? (10 years will complete in different companies..)

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  41. Very clear and informative. Thank you so much.

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  42. @10Years - Yes you will be eligible..They consider total work experience..SO it's ok if you have work in different companies

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  43. Hi, I have worked in a company 2 years ago, after which I went for furthur studies, now I am joining a new company. Am I still eligible to continue old PF account. Will I be given any interest on old PF amount still lying there & @ what rate?

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  44. I have worked in a company for 3 months & later joined new company with a new PF account number. I did get relieving letter from that organization. How can I claim PF for those 3 months, I mean is it possible?

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  45. @Old Pf - YEs You are getting interest since 2 years for old account and It was 8.5% last year and this year it's 9.5..You will get new account in new company..you can withdraw or transfer old account.

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  46. @worked for 3months, Yes you can contact old employer and ask them to start transfer/withdraw process based on yr interest..You got relieving letter so they have to follow this process also.

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  47. Hi,
    I have switched to new company and my new company made me open new EPF account with them. However I had EPF account with my previous company. Please suggest as what I should do in this scenario with my previous EPF account,like is there any way to link my previous EPF account with new one or I should close it or is there some other way. Please advice.

    I am not very much aware about EPF related details and procedure. :(

    Thanks in advance for your help.

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  48. @Lily,What happened to you is standard procedure, You have two option(After 2 months of leaving old job )
    1) Withdraw PF money from Old Account (Drawback-This money will be added to your income current year)
    2) Transfer old account PF to New Company's EPF account - You can contact new employer to initiate process by providing Old EPF no..It will take 2-3 months..This is will be best option..

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  49. Thankyou for the information

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  50. Does EPF amount & EPS amount comes in one amount or it comes in two parts as i have received the PF amount. Please help......

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    1. I think it comes in 2 different part as You have to submit two separate forms to claim both amount. Did you fill both form 10 and 19?

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  51. Hi
    Just wanted to check if i can withdraw EPS by filling form 10C even if i have just worked with an organisation for 6 and a half years or am i eligible only if i have completed 10 years.

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    1. Yes, You can claim EPS amount by filling form 10c and you will not get pension at retirement. If you complete 10 years then only you will get pension at retirement.

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  52. Hi,
    I have complated 1 year in an organization after that I have changed the company and I have received form 3A with all EE ,ER and EPS details. If I will transfer my old account to new company then old company EPS and new company EPS both I will get after retirement?

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    1. Yes, you will get previous ER,ER and EPS when you withdraw after this company or at retirement.

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  53. Thanks very much. Info was very helpful

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  54. Thanks a ton JigVishu, that was very informative. I have a question. Does the withdrawal of PF is taxable?

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    1. IF you complete 5 years without PF withdrawal then it will be tax free.
      1) If you complete 5 years in same company then it's tax free
      2) if you work in company for 2 years then join new company and transfer PF to new company. complete more than 3 years in company and leave then it also it's tax free as you have not withdrawn it after leaving 1st company.

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  55. Thank You Jigvishu..I actually want to ask some questions but all your above mentioned answer cleared me about PF and its withdrawal. Just want to know that is there any kind of Govt. Website or Book, where all these informations are in writing, so that everyone can understood PF ETC very well.

    Thank You

    Gunjan Kala

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    1. Thanks for your comments.
      I dont know any book for PF details. You can use govt official website www.epfindia.com for more details ..Please download PDF version which has detail information with all rules..but it's kind of little difficult to understand in 1s reading.

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  56. i would like to know if the amount deducted from our salary as employees contribution if fully given back to us or there is some kind of deductions from this also by the Gov.

    thanks for your help

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    1. employees contribution will be given back fully along with Interest when you withdraw it.
      employer contribution's divided into two part EE and EPS...so EE will be given back along with interest and EPS will be given separately when you withdraw or wait till retirement.

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  57. I have total 5 years experience and after that i resigned and iam abroad now. i submitted 1 letter to withdraw my pf amount in the company which i worked. i got some 25000 in the month of february. yesterday when i checked the balance it is showing EE amot - 54000 and ER amt - 32000. is it because pf amount is paid partially to me? What i need to do to withdraw my full PF? Thanks in advance.

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    1. somebody had also similar problem. But I dont think they make payments in installments. Please contact employer thru email to check it again. I hope u have worked in same company for 5 years or you have transferred previous balance to this new account.

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  58. Hi, The blog was indeed helpful. Thanks to you, got to know my PF balance and also the meaning of EE, ER. However, I have one query on the EPS contribution. I have switched multiple jobs and thus have transferred the PF from one organization to another. So, during this transfer
    1. has my EPS contribution also been transferred?
    2. if I withdraw my PF stating unemployment reason or PF non applicability, will I be paid the EPS amount?
    3. if the ans to 2 is NO, how do I get this amount and when?

    Thanks

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    1. 1) If you donot withdraw PF then EPS will be transferred too. SO you dont have to worry abt it.
      2) While withdrawal, You can fill two forms 10 and 19 to withdraw both account's money..so you will get complete money.
      3) If dont withdraw from PF till retirement then you will get retirement benefits.

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  59. Hi

    i have worked in company for 11 months. After 2 months from the resignation date , i have applied for PF withdraw. today i got a message EE amount : 5443 and ER amount : 3807.

    1)from my account company has deducted 1800 per month as pf .
    2)how much amount i can expect .

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    1. I thing you have left company in before 2-4 months..The EPFO site data is not update till last date...Check ACCOUNT UPDATED DAte and calculate it again...Else please let me know from which date to which date you have worked and what's account updated date in SMS...I will verify it.

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  60. @JigVishu, Great Work buddy.. reading through your post and replies my all the doubts were nulified.. Keep the good work going.. :)

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  61. Hi
    i have already claim to withdraw our PF amount on Jan 2012. but still i have not received any response.

    kindly help me ! how to get the information.

    Rajneesh
    9711590931

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    1. YOu can check status here http://epfoservices.in/homepage_claim_status_new.php

      Generally it takes 2-3 months based on local EPFO office

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  62. HI Vishu,
    I have a doubt . I m working in a company from Dec 2009 till date, After checking my pf status in sms it shows very less amount EE:8587 AND ER:2625 as on today, account updated upto 31-03-2011. Is this a correct Calculation, from 14 months amount deducted per month was Dec to mar 512.rs / month, Apr to Sep 546.rs / month,Oct-Mar-2011-564 rs/ month. Now i want to know my current pf balance.

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    2. I have calculated it and it comes closure to your account
      Month Basic Pf EE EPS EE Total ee
      4 4266 512 2048 355 156 626
      6 4550 546 3276 379 166 1001
      6 4700 564 3384 391 172 1034

      Total EE 8708 With out interest
      Total ER 2663.4188

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    3. Dear Vishu,

      Thanks for your great work,but still i m confused with the ER amt what u have mentioned is it 2663.4188 or its 2663 & 4188 , also i want to knw wheter my EE and Er is correct or not, if not den whom should i contact regarding the same .
      plz can u help me out.
      Thanks

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    4. Your ER is Rs.2663 and your EE and ER are little less in SMS message than actual amount.. But no major difference...I suggest wait if you are not going to withdraw it soon....do you get any PF statement from office.

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  63. If a person is still working after 10 years of continuous job, is he eligible for pension while continuing his job?

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    1. Yes he will be eligible for pension. But he start getting money only after retirement age of 58.

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  64. Dear JigVishu,

    A great post !! Hats Off to you as you are doing gr8 social service.

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  65. Dear Vishu,

    Great Post !! Hats Off to you as you are doing gr8 social service !!

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  66. Can anybody confirm me on above topic....where its mentioned "Employee Pension Scheme" column, will i get this money when i am withdrawing my PF? Or i wll get only - ER and EE contribution. If not then how can i get Pension money? Please help....

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    1. IF you fill 10-c form and submit then You get EPS money along with PF withdrawal-Form 19

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  67. Hi
    I worked for a company from June 2003 to Nov 2006 (including the 6 months probation time). My PF contribution amt was 1080. I have been struggling to withdraw my PF since I left and the last time I got an sms it says the the PF settlement claim has been rejected and the rejection letter is under dispatch. which has still not arrived. and also that the EEamt is Rs23093 and ERamt is Rs10895 as on 06-06-12( Accounts updated upto 31-03-05). I want to know why the amt is much less than the actual calculation. and have nt they included the interest which should be upto 3 years after I left.( Till Dec 2009)

    Sunay

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    1. I also amazed to know why it got rejected.please let me know reason once you get letter.
      I have calculated data for 42 months without interest.
      ER=45360 calculated at 42* 1080
      EE=22638
      EPS=22722
      Definately it's very less in SMS than actual.
      But I have not noticed for inactive/Dormant accounts, SMS info is not correct in some case.

      I request you to contact EPFO personally and check

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  68. hi i am from ahmedabad i am going to leave my current job within 1 month. I have completed 6 years in my current company. I am currently 30yrs.
    My question is if am going for pension scheme whom should we contact for our pension at the age of 58?
    Will EPFO will give us a pension without any problem ?

    Thanks in advance for reply

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    1. Yes, We should be getting pension benefits at age pf 58 without much trouble. You have to fill form 10-D and submit to EPFO office.
      If you have completed 10 years of service(EPS deposited for 10 years) and some thing happens to you then also your nominee should fill same form to get benefits.

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  69. Hi,
    I worked for a 'X' company from June 2009 to December 2010.
    and from Jan 2011 to June 2012 in 'Y' company
    now i joined another company in July 2012. I have same PF account in X and Y company.
    Q 1) If i created new PF account in new company and withdraw the amount from my first account.
    In this case I will loose the EPS contribution amount or i will get the amount at the age of 58.
    Q 2) If I continued my first account in new company then what will happen of EPS amount?

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    1. Answer#1 -if you withdraw pf then also you have option to keep your eps balance as it is and will be eligiable to get retirement benefits if you have contribution for 10 years

      Answer#2- if you continue old pf account (transfering pf money to new account) then eps amount will be continued to be accumulated in govt account so it will be eligible for retirement benefits.

      note - if you withdraw pf then it will be taxable for you as you have not completed 5 years with same account.

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  70. MY EE IS 29000 BUT ER IS ONLY 9800 HOW COME, CAN I KNOW THAT? AND IF SOME PORTION OUT OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION IS GOING TOWARDS EPS, THEN HOW CAN I GET THAT AMOUNT , AS I HAVE CHANGED THE COMPANY ALREADY,KINDLY SUGGEST....., AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IS THERE ANY ONLINE PROCESS TO GET MY PF AMOUNT AS MY LAST COMPANY WAS IN NOIDA, KINDLY HELP.....

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    1. Hi Deeps,

      I hope you would done calculation as I mentioned in my post..else I need Basic salary and how many months you have worked to calculate EE and ER for you.

      You can withdraw EPS and PF by filling 10c and 19 at EPFO or old employer.
      You can Not withdraw it online but you can track your claim online.

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  71. I have worked for 3 different companies in last 7 yrs. and i have withdrawn my PF from last 2 companies. let me know if there is any way to check my EPS account balance which will be cummulative for the last 7 yrs ( if i am not worng.

    Thanks in advance.

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    1. As per my knowledge, You can not check EPS balance online..you need to visit EPFO..you can withdraw EPS balance as well EPF together.. but I think you have not done it..I will check if I will get more details on EPS balance checking

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  72. Thanks for the information......

    can u pls explain the EPS details after 10 years of service period.

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    1. Sorry for late response,
      IF you contribute for EPS for 10 years then you are eligible for pension after retirement age. you can withdraw EPS along with PF money before 1o years. but for pension need to wait till retirement

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  73. Dear JigVishu,

    Appreciate your efforts in collating the information and helping the people in need. Thanks a lot for that and I was able to get a clear understanding about PF, EE, ER and EPS just by navigating through the queries by different people and the replies you have given. Once again, A Big Thank you dear friend.

    Best regards,
    Anoop Prabhakar

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  74. Superb post! Thank you very much and wish you a Happy & Prosperous New Year!

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  75. I understood this concept but I have a question. I calculated EE and ER (EPS+ER). My account has been updated till Mar 31 2012. The amount shown online is very less than my calculations. I even tried deducting the EPS part but it is still lesser than that as well. What could be the reason? The online balance shows two parts 1)EE 2)ER (ER-EPS), right?

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    1. Hi Abhijit,

      Some readers has questioned same what you are facing. Even if our calculation is correct for EE and ER but SMS shows less balance.
      If you are not in process of withdrawing it then you can wait and check SMS balance later.
      yes ER= ER-EPS.
      Thanks,
      Vishnu

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  76. Nice post got a clear cut on my PF.
    Can you explain about the pension after my retirement age. Say for example I worked for some 6 or 7 company for 15 - 20years and keep transferring my PF a/c. If I have a PF amount of around 5 or 6 lack. At the age of retirement will i get my PF amount back or from my pf amount I will get my pension every month. How long will i get pension. How it is calculated can you give a rough explanation.

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    1. Hi Balamurugan,

      Thanks for your comments.
      1) You will get EPF amount in one shot once you retire.
      2) There is seperate contribtion towards EPS. from this fund, You will get pension till you live. In case of death,Nominee will get same.
      3) Monthly pension is very less. so you should not depend on this fund for retirement.
      you go thru this post for more details: http://www.yourhrworld.com/formats/search/epf-pension-calculation-formula/

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  77. Dear JigVishu,

    I worked in a company from June'11 to Sep'12 and they deducted Rs. 5279 on monthly basis. Today I checked my PF account online and got an SMS stating EE amount: Rs. 48083 ER amt: Rs. 43080 as on 11-12-12 (account updated upto 31-03-2102). Kindly suggest this means the showing amount is actual amount till Dec'12 or March'12. If this amount is total balance till Dec'12 then it is too less than my deducted amount.

    Regards,
    Manish

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  78. Hi Manish Jain,

    Your PF account is updated till MAR-12
    So PF is considered for 1st 9 months.
    According to message it's 9*5279 =47511
    So nothing to worry it's 100% correct. You will get actual when you withdraw it.

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