Human Resource is the prime asset of any organization and managing them efficiently has become the important function nowadays. Thus, the welfare of employees has to be kept at top priority. And the most important step towards such program is registering employees under Employee Provident Fund which provides social and financial security after reaching the age of superannuation.
Benefits of EPF
Earlier this registration was being done manually by visiting the organization. But now it can be easily done online. An important investment plan for future needs has been made mandatory by the government for the employees drawing a basic salary less than Rs. 15000/-. The fund accumulated would be tax-free and if withdrawal is being made after 5 years of registration then the maturity amount with interest will also be treated as the tax-free income. The contribution also helps employees by facilitating to withdrawal partial amount for expenses like house construction, daughter's wedding, in the case of critical illness, higher education etc. Thus, it is very important to contribute towards this fund for both employer and employee.
PMRPY Scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) aims to incentivise those employers who are registered with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) in order to create jobs. Apart from paying the 8.33 percent towards the contribution of employees EPS, for the textile industry, the government also intends to pay 3.67 percent towards the Employees Provident Fund for the eligible employers of new employees. The scheme serves two purposes; one, it encourages job creation by the employers by incentivising them, and on the other hand, gets a large number of workers find jobs. One major benefit to these workers is the access to social security benefits in these organized sectors.
Avail the Benefits Under the PMRPY Scheme
Duration of the PMRPY scheme
The Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana is scheduled to be in operation for a span of three years. The Government of India will however continue to contribute towards the EPS at 8.33 percent, which the employer is to make for the next three years. Therefore, all the eligible new employees will be covered under the scheme till the year 2019-2020.