What is Provident Fund (PF)?

EPF Stands for Employees Provident Fund is one of the main platform of savings in India for nearly all people working in Government, Private or Public sector organizations. It is implemented by the Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) of India.

Entities which have employee strength of 20 or more are mandatorily required to be registered with PF Department. The capacity of 20 includes contract employees like housekeeping, security or other contractual workers in the business.

Those entities which do not have the endorsed number of employees but willing to register themselves to provide the advantages of Provident Fund to their employees can register voluntarily with the Regional Provident Fund Office. Registration has to be done within One month from the date of hiring 20 employees. Any delay may result in a penalty.