Can employees opt out of the Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) contribution?

Created by Product Content Team, Modified on Thu, 19 Jun at 3:09 PM by Product Content Team


A Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) is a savings scheme offered to salaried employees in which they can voluntarily contribute a higher percentage of their basic salary towards their provident fund account.


The VPF declaration takes place from March - February every year. Once the employee opt in for VPF, he/she cannot opt out until March.


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