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Last Updated January 12, 2017 Filed Under: Corporate Law

Basic PF Deduction Rules and EPF,

EPS, EDLIS Rates
PF Deduction Rules are governed by the employees’ Provident Funds and
Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952. This is a central act applies to whole of India
except the state of Jammu & Kashmir. In this article I have given all important
provisions related to EPF.

The basic PF deductions rules are given below:

1. EPF act applies to factories and establishments having 20 or more employees.

 2. All employees earning basic salary + DA + Retain allowance upto Rs. 15000 p.m
are eligible for PF.
3. Employee & Employer contribution is 12% each of Basic salary +DA+ Retain
allowance.
4. The contribution by employer & employee are payable on maximum wage
ceiling of Rs. 15000.
5. The Employee can pay at higher rate, in this case employer has no obligation to
pay at such higher rate.
6. For international worker, the ceiling limit of Rs. 15,000 is not applicable.
7. The due date for monthly PF return is 25th of following month, which is filed
online.

The EPF, EPS & EDLIS Rates are as follows:

Contribution Head Employee contribution Employer Contribution

Employee Provident Fund 12%* 3.67%

Employees' Pension Scheme 0% 8.33%

Employees Deposit Linked Insurance 0% 0.5%

EPF Administrative Charges 0% 0.85%

EDLIS Administrative Charges 0% 0.01%

Note under EPF

*Note: This rate is 10% applicable for:-

Any establishment having less than 20 employees.

A company declared as sick industrial company by the Board for Industrial and
Financial Reconstruction
Any establishment which has accumulated losses equal to or exceeding its
entire net worth
Any establishment in following industries:-
(a) Jute (b) Beedi (c) Brick (d) Coir and (e) Guar gum Factories.

The contribution is rounded to the nearest rupee.

The minimum EPF Administrative charges payable are Rs. 500. If there is no
contributory member then minimum EPF administrative charges are Rs. 75.

Similarly minimum EDLI administrative charges payable is Rs. 200. If there is no

contributory member then minimum EDLI administrative charges are Rs. 25.

In case Establishment is exempted under PF Scheme, Inspection charges @0.18%,

minimum Rs 5/- is payable in place of Admin charges.

In case the Establishment is exempted under EDLI Scheme, Inspection charges @

0.005%, minimum Re 1/- is payable in place of Admin charges.

Note Under EPS

Contribution is only paid by the employer and no contribution is payable by

employee.
Pension contribution not to be paid:-

1. If an employee crosses 58 years of age and is in service since EPS membership

ceases on completion of 58 years.
2. If an EPS pensioner drawing reduced Pension and later re-joins as an employee.
In both the cases given in second point the Pension Contribution @8.33% is to
be added to the Employer Share of PF. Here Pension contribution is not to be
diverted and total employer share goes to the PF.
3. If In case an employee, who is not existing EPF/EP member joins on or after 01-
Sept-2014 with wages Ceiling above Rs 15000/- In these cases the pension
contribution part will be added to employee share, EPF.

A member joining after Fifty years of age, if not a pensioner, does not have
choice of not getting the Pension Contribution on grounds that he will not
 complete 10 years of eligible service as required. The social security cover
remains applicable till he/she is a member.
For International Worker, higher wage ceiling of 15000/- is not applicable from
11-Sept-2010.

Note under EDLI

Contribution to be paid on up to maximum wage ceiling of Rs. 15000/- even if PF

is paid on higher wages.
Each contribution is to be rounded to nearest rupee. For each employee getting
wages above Rs. 15000, amount will be Rs. 75 Fixed.
EDLI contribution is paid even if member has crossed 58 years of age and
pension contribution is not payable.
EDLI Contribution is paid as long as the member is in service and PF is being
paid.

Please comment for any query on Basic PF deduction Rules and EPF, EPS, EDLIS
Rates.

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Comments

Abhay Rana says

April 24, 2017 at 5:56 am

Hi, I am running a pvt. school in Himachal Pradesh and I am very confused how to
make salary stack up of my teachers. Please advice if I am giving Rs. 7000 salary to
my teacher then how much EPF should be deducted.

Reply

SATISH says
June 16, 2017 at 5:52 pm

Employee age 50 years crossed this is add in epf

Reply
 Reeti Atreja says
June 22, 2017 at 2:23 pm

Respected Sir,

I have seen the following rates of EPF but as per new rule in 2017, EPF Admin
charges have been reduced but please tell me whether EDLI Admin charges which
were 0.01% in the previous years have been converted to nil or not. Please clarify
my doubt. And EPF wge ceiling which was 15000 is converted to 21000 or not.

Thanking you.

Reply

krishna prasad says

July 21, 2017 at 6:38 am

sir when exempted PF trust is there renewal of EDLIS aspect with LIC lies with the
PF Managing Trustee or it has to be dealt by employer as the premium would be
paid by employer.

Reply

krishna prasad says

July 21, 2017 at 6:47 am

can you give reply pl.

Reply
 Ankit Singh says
November 7, 2017 at 5:04 am

Labour Laws for HR Consultancy ? and I want to know ESIC and PF Rules for HR
Consultancy ?

In our Consultancy CTC structure is like that.

Basic + Variable Salary = Total CTC

Variable salary : Varible salary is the take home salary Per Month on a month on
month basis

subject to minimum completion of 70% of your Monthly Targets.

Is this true ?

Thank You

Reply

Deepak says
November 23, 2017 at 1:13 pm

Sir, i am working in a company. My salary is 15000 ctoc. Can i refuse to my

employer to dont deduct pf from my salary.

Reply

MAHENDRA SINGH says

March 14, 2018 at 9:55 am

EPF is 0.65% instead of 0.85% , Kindly look after it

 Reply

Vishnu says
October 6, 2018 at 5:27 am

Dear sir,

If in my company one employee has 33000/- salary p.m. but we show 19000 basic
+ 14000 special advance then how can I deduct PF on which amount. Then shall I
deduct the TDS?? on 33000/- this is right? and if he Return ITR file then which
amount he shown??

Reply

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