Labour Ministry of India

Finance Ministry defends lower interest rate on EPF, cites lack of funds

Employee unions have called a nationwide protest on April 29, against the Finance Ministry's move to fix EPF interest rate at 8.7 percent for 2015-16, lower than 8.8 percent sought by Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and 8.75 paid for the previous fiscal.

Apr 27, 2016, 20:16 PM IST

'India failed to occupy space vacated by China on jobs front'

"Jobs in manufacturing such as textile, gems and jewellery and leather that were vacated by China, we could not take advantage of that.

Jun 07, 2015, 16:28 PM IST