There are numerous questions that are frequently asked about provident fund. See the related links section for a link that covers a lot of those questions
I doubt that it is related to your EPF (employee provident fund). So money is debited to the bank account which you would have asked to debit your provident fund money.
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
No
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.