LatestCorporate Compliance 16 August 2026
Inactive EPF Accounts
The government is taking steps to address the issue of inactive EPF accounts, with 21 lakh accounts holding a balance of ₹8500 crore, by incorporating a new EPF scheme in 2026, which will help in reactivating these accounts and ensuring that interest is credited to the account holders, the EPF claims that has been incorporated in the new EPF Scheme, 2026, aims to solve the problem of inoperative accounts and provide a solution to the account holders
The government is working to fix the issue of inactive EPF accounts. *EPF accounts become inoperative* when interest stops getting credited to the account. The main reasons for this are:
- Incomplete or incorrect account details
- Untimely or no contribution to the account
- No claim or withdrawal from the account. To resolve this issue, the government has *incorporated a new EPF scheme in 2026*, which will help in reactivating these accounts and ensuring that interest is credited to the account holders.
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