₹90,000 crore to members’ accounts on a total principal amount of approximately ₹11 trillion during FY23, up from ₹77,424.84 crore and ₹9.56 trillion, respectively, during FY22. The statutory body will be left with a surplus of ₹663.91 crore after the payout for FY23.
“The total income recommended for being distributed is the highest to date. The growth in income and the principal amount is respectively more than 16% and 15% as compared to the last financial year 2021-22," the labour ministry said in a statement in March after CBT made the recommendations.
The ministry then sent the recommendations to the finance ministry for ratification. With the government’s approval, the EPFO will now begin to pay the interest to EPF subscribers.
According to government data, EPFO added 1.72 million net members during April, with around 847,000 new members coming under social security coverage of EPFO for the first time during this period. EPFO has over 60 million subscribers.
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