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  2. Employees' Provident Fund Organisation - Wikipedia

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    The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is one of the two main social security organization under the Government of India's Ministry of Labour and Employment and is responsible for regulation and management of provident funds in India, the other being Employees' State Insurance. The EPFO administers the retirement plan for employees ...

  3. Public Provident Fund (India) - Wikipedia

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    The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a voluntary savings-cum-tax-reduction social security instrument in India, [1] introduced by the National Savings Institute of the Ministry of Finance in 1968. The scheme's main objective is to mobilize small savings for social security during uncertain times by offering an investment with reasonable returns ...

  4. Employees' State Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), established by ESI Act, is an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.As it is a legal entity, the corporation can raise loans and take measures for discharging such loans with the prior sanction of the central government and it can acquire both movable and immovable property and all incomes from the ...

  5. Provident fund - Wikipedia

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    Provident fund. Provident fund is another name for pension fund. Its purpose is to provide employees with lump sum payments at the time of exit from their place of employment. This differs from pension funds, which have elements of both lump sum as well as monthly pension payments. As far as differences between gratuity and provident funds are ...

  6. Social security in India - Wikipedia

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    The entire 12% contribution of the employee goes towards the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), while from the employer's share of 12%, 3.67% goes to the Employees’ Provident Fund and 8.33% goes towards the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) along with 1% contribution of the government while 0.5% contribution of the employer goes to the ...

  7. Aadhaar - Wikipedia

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    Aadhaar (Hindi: आधार, lit.'base, foundation') [ 7 ] is a twelve-digit unique identity number that can be obtained voluntarily by all residents of India, based on their biometrics and demographic data. [ 8 ] The data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), a statutory authority established in January 2016 by ...

  8. Pensions in India - Wikipedia

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    The National Pension System (NPS) is a defined contribution pension system administered and regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), created by an Act of the Parliament of India. The NPS started with the decision of the Government of India to stop defined benefit pensions, Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for all its ...

  9. List of schemes of the government of India - Wikipedia

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    Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC) -. -. 2023. Finance. MSSC Scheme was launched by the Government of India in Budget 2023 for women and girls in India. PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Abhiyaan (PM-POSHAN, Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment, (lit) PM Nutrition Power Building Scheme) CSS. MoWCD.