Being the most prominent retirement fund in India, the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) impacts crores of employees from organised sector establishments across India. However, EPF account holders are often unaware or confused about partial and full withdrawal rules of their provident fund. Many times they don’t know about how their fund for Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) is accumulated. Ever since the government has implemented the EPF Scheme, 2026, EPF account holders are keen to know if it has made any changes to withdrawal rules. During the ongoing Lok Sabha monsoon session in Parliament, Kirti Azad, member of Parliament, also asked the government about the partial and full withdrawal of EPF funds under the 2026 EPF scheme.
Azad also asked if the government has received objections from employees or other representatives about the withdrawal rules where employees need to wait for 36 months for the withdrawal of funds.
