Wages Limit Chart for Employee Provident Fund from 01.11.1952

The Central Government has amended the ceiling for contributions under the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act) and the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Scheme, 1952 (EPF Scheme) from Rs.  6,500 to Rs. 15,000, with effect from 1 September 2014. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has, by its circular dated 28 August 2014, asked all additional Central Provident Fund Commissioners and Regional Provident Fund Commissioners to ensure implementation of this amendment. In this chart we compiled the Wages Limit for EPF since the inception of Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act).

Also Read-Impact on employees of Enhancement of wage ceiling from Rs. 6500/- to Rs. 15000/- 

CHANGE OF WAGE LIMIT {PARA 2(f) OF EPF SCHEME 1952}
Period	Wage limit per month
01.11.1952 to 31.05.1957	Rs. 300/-
01.06.1957 to 30.12.1962	Rs. 500/-
31.12.1962 to 10.12.1976	Rs. 1,000/-
11.12.1976 to 31.08.1985	Rs. 1,600/-
01.09.1985 to 31.10.1990	Rs. 2,500/-
01.11.1990 to 30.09.1994	Rs. 3,500/-
01.10.1994 to 31.05.2001	Rs. 5,000/-
01.06.2001 to 31.08.2014	Rs. 6,500/-
01.09.2014 onwards	Rs. 15,000/-