Employee Provident Fund — Current Affairs 2026

Current Affairs Connections

Recent developments and news linked to Employee Provident Fund.

Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 notified

2026-06-29

G.S.R. 525(E) establishes the replacement scheme under the Social Security Code, with a publication-based commencement clause and savings. The 29 June notification date is distinct from the digital upload timestamp.

UPSC Angle: Distinguish an Act or Code, its commencement instrument and a scheme made under it. Explain continuity through savings without assuming the old scheme remains unchanged.

Gazette corrects wording in the 2026 EPF Scheme

2026-08-04

G.S.R. 703(E) includes a correction to the page-69 membership wording, referring to a person who was a member or was required to be a member of the 1952 Scheme. It also corrects other textual references.

UPSC Angle: Use the notification and corrigendum together. Actual enrolment and an obligation to enrol are different propositions; a correction should not be paraphrased into an unrelated new benefit or contribution-rate change.