Employee Pension Scheme EPFO Meeting Today: PF account holders can get great news today. A decision can be taken on Saturday on the interest rates available to the account holders of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization in 2021-22. The EPFO has issued a circular for the meeting of the Central Board of Trustees to be held in Delhi and has also fixed the agenda for the members.
According to media reports, the central trade unions have demanded to increase the minimum pension from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 6,000. However, the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) can increase the minimum pension by Rs 3,000.
For the current financial year, the interest rates on the deposits in the EPF (employment provident fund) can also be decided on Saturday, which is 8.50%. It is believed that it will be retained. The controversial issue of investing EPFO money in private corporate bonds can also be discussed in the meeting..