Dear Friend,
There are two kind of Provident Fund Account. First is Employee's Provident Fund managed and maintained by the Provident Fund Department, second is a PF trust managed and maintained by the company. In case of withdrawal of PF from PF company's trust, it must be signed by the company's authorised signatory. PF department cannot interfere in the same. Though company cannot deduct anything from PF accumulations of the employees but in case of serious charges such as Thefts and manipulation of funds etc. it had hold the PF until any inquiry is done and results are out.
Form 19 and Form 10C are used for withdrawl of PF.
Somebody asked about some clarification about PF. Rs. 6500 as basic pay plus da is the minimum limit upon which PF is contributed...actually it depends on the company policy. If an employee has a salary of 20000 pm, the company either deducts PF on a basic pay i.e. approx. 45%-60% of the gross salary or deducts minimum PF at Rs. 780 (Rs. 6500 * 12%). If an employee has a basic pay of Rs. 6500 it's mandatory to deduct PF on the basic pay.
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best regards,
Umesh Chaudhary
(welcomeumesh@yahoo.com)