Employees of temples, mosques come under PF

Employees of temples, mosques come under PF ambit

For EPFO, the staff of temples, mosques, churches, gurdwaras and other religious institutions are equal to the workers of any other company.

According to a recent notification by EPFO, all charitable and religious trusts should “extend social security benefits” to “all eligible employees of such establishments” with effect from April 1 this year. This means, religious institutions and charitable trusts employing 20 workers or more will have to deposit employees' provident fund with the EPFO.