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What is a Provident Fund Scheme?
Briefly explain Provident Fund.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- Under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, the Central Government has established the provident fund scheme for employees.
- Every employee is entitled to become a member of the scheme after completing three months of continuous service.
- The employee and the employer contribute every month ten percent of the basic wages. The total contributions are invested in specified investments.
- The accumulated amount of standing credit to an employee is payable upon retirement, death, or at the time of leaving service.
- An employee can get advances and permanent withdrawals for construction of house, marriage of dependents and other specified purposes, like serious illness.
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