PF withdrawal process - Form 19 (EPF) & Form 10C (EPS)
When I applied for withdrawal of PF/EPF from my last company, it took me some time to understand the process. To make it easy for you, here are the step-by-step instructions for PF withdrawal.
Cutting Your Car Fuel Bills
With today's bumper hike, the petrol now costs Rs 81.26 a liter in Bangalore. A friend's facebook status says : "filled my car's fuel tank yesterday, feeling lucky" :) True. With every trip to the petrol pump we would now feel the pinch of owning a car. Its time we start paying attention on ways to reduce our fuel bills.
Keeping in mind some points while driving can result in savings of about 10-...
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Buying an insurance policy - Know your rights
Most people generally accede to the unfair practices of the insurers, primarily because they are not aware of their rights as an insurance buyer. If people understand their rights and are willing to fight for them, they would find that regulations imposed by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) along with various court rulings work to protect the interest of policyholders.
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EPF balance online - Resolving the Invalid Member_id error / code not in list
While trying to check my EPF account balance online on http://www.epfindia.com, I got an error which says "Invalid Member_id / Data not updated against this". It took me a little while to figure out that the region code and office code have changed and my office pay slip was still showing the old codes (KN/BN/BMS/46499/098). Here is how I resolved the problem.