{
  "id": 17021838,
  "title": "EPFO plans to invest in startups, AIFs five years after govt approval",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/epfo-plans-to-invest-in-startups-aifs-five-years-after-govt-approval",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:15:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/epfo-plans-to-invest-in-startups-aifs-five-years-after-govt-approval/articleshow/135292563.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Employees Provident Fund Organisation is working on guidelines for investing in alternative investment funds for better portfolio diversification. The proposed allocation could be up to 3% of fresh annual accretions to these funds. This decision follows recommendations for EPFO's participation in the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0. Proposed safeguards will include limits on individual fund…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}