Yes and No. There is a scheme called Voluntary Provident Fund or VPF wherein you instruct your employer to deduct extra money and put it into your PF account. This is the only way you can add additional cash towards the Provident Fund account. You cannot add money any other way
No. They have to give the PF Account number if they are deducting PF
Central Provident Fund was created in 1955.
There is no such thing as an Unrecognized provident fund. The rate of interest on provident fund in India is 8.6% per year
VPF
None. The Indian government does not allow FID in provident fund
Yes. The Employers signature/attestation is required to get the provident fund
Provident Fund
1952
Yes, the interest paid by provident fund will fall into riba category
how many staff should e in a company to start provident fund
To record employee contributions to the provident fund: Debit Provident Fund Expense and Credit Employee Contribution Payable. To record employer contributions: Debit Provident Fund Expense and Credit Employer Contribution Payable.