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EPFO New Rules 2026: Will inhand salary be reduced? New rules of EPFO 2026 increase the concern of PF deduction, know the new rules immediately

Samira Vishwas | July 3, 2026 6:24 AM CST

EPFO New Rules 2026: Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has changed the rules to contribution in Provident Fund. Under these changes, the employee’s mandatory contribution has been fixed at ₹1,800 per month, while any contribution above this amount will be voluntary.

Mandatory PF limit

Under the new ‘Employees Provident Fund Scheme 2026’ notified on Wednesday, employees will have to contribute 12 percent of their salary up to the legal salary limit of ₹ 15,000 per month. This means that regardless of their actual earnings, employees will have to make a mandatory PF contribution of ₹1,800 every month.

For example, if the basic salary of an employee is ₹ 1 lakh per month, the mandatory PF deduction will still be ₹ 1,800 and the employer will contribute the same amount as per the rules of the scheme.

Employees who want to save more for retirement can voluntarily contribute more than the prescribed limit. According to the notification, employees have the option to contribute at the standard rate or a higher rate on that part of their salary which exceeds the limit of ₹ 15,000.

However, it is not necessary for the employer to contribute equal to these additional voluntary contributions. If they wish, they can do so as per their wish. Under the rules, both the employee and the employer have the facility to reduce or stop such voluntary contributions at any time.

This revised system is expected to impact approximately 8 crore active EPFO subscribers. This will provide more facilities to the employees, while the limit of mandatory provident fund deduction will remain at ₹ 1,800 per month.

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