EFPO or Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has around six crore subscribers and manages a corpus of Rs 10 lakh crore. The retirement fund body receives over 1 crore claims every year including those pertaining to EPF withdrawal, pension fixation and insurance. The EPFO has been taking many steps for easing the process of claims settlement....

With a minimum deposit requirement of Rs 500 and a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh, PPF or Public Provident Fund remains one of the most popular small savings schemes. PPF accounts have a maturity period of 15 years, which can be extended in blocks of five years. Partial withdrawals from PPF are allowed after the account completes a specified number...