New Rules 1 July 2026: The first date of every month brings with it some new rules. The month of June is just about to end and the month of July is about to begin. Many important financial rules are changing in India from July 1, 2026, which will have a direct impact on customers and taxpayers. Many things are expected to happen in these new rules, from withdrawal of PF through UPI, increase in DA, change in LPG prices etc. Let us know what changes are going to happen from July 1, 2026.

Deadline to file ITR

The last date for filing salaried income tax returns (ITR-1 and ITR-2) for salaried and unaudited taxpayers is July 31. That means, salaried employees and those who have income from capital gains, house property or other non-business income which does not require audit, will have to fill ITR-1 and ITR-2 forms.

HDFC credit card rules will change

The second quarter of the new financial year is starting from 1st July. On this occasion, HDFC Bank is going to make some changes in the rules of its Regalia Gold and Diners Club Privilege credit cards. Apart from some changes already implemented, new rules related to airport lounge access will be applicable from July 1, 2026. Some changes have already been implemented, while new rules related to airport lounge access will be applicable from July 1, 2026.

According to the new rule, 1 From July, HDFC Bank Regalia Gold Credit Card users will have to meet a new spend limit every quarter to get access to domestic airport lounges. Under this policy, customers will have to spend at least Rs 60,000 in the previous quarter to get free domestic airport lounge access in the next quarter.

Getting a passport will be expensive

The Ministry of External Affairs has made a huge increase in passport fees after more than a decade. Under the new rules effective from July 1, the fee for a 36-page new or re-issue passport will increase from Rs 1500 to Rs 2500. That means a direct increase of Rs 1000 has been made. At the same time, for immediate service, now you will have to pay Rs 5000 instead of earlier Rs 3500. The fee for 60-page jumbo passport will also be increased to Rs 6000.

Changes in railway penalty rules

From July 1, you will have to pay double fine for traveling without ticket. Under the new rules, the amount of fine is being increased from Rs 250 to Rs 500. Also, from now on, if any man is found traveling in a women’s coach, he can be fined up to Rs 2500.

Aadhaar will be updated for free

Giving great relief to the citizens, UIADAI has made Aadhaar update free for the next six months from July 1. Earlier, to change name, address, date of birth, mobile number and email in Aadhaar, one had to pay Rs 75.

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There is news of great relief for crores of employees associated with EPFO. Now you will neither have to wait long nor go through lengthy paperwork to withdraw your PF money. Actually, the Employees Provident Fund Organization is preparing to launch a new dedicated mobile app in March-April 2026. Through which PF money can be transferred directly to the bank account through UPI. In such a situation, let us now tell you that EPFO ​​is launching a new app but what facilities will be available in it.

New EPFO ​​app will be different from Umang

According to officials, this new app will be different from the existing Umang app. It will be directly linked to the subscriber’s bank account and will work with other UPI apps including BHIM. Its purpose is to provide complete banking level facility for PF withdrawal. Under the new system, money will be directly transferred from the EPFO ​​account to the subscriber’s linked bank account. After this, members will be able to withdraw money immediately by entering the UPI PIN. At present this facility is not available and to withdraw PF one has to claim through UAN portal or Umang app which takes time.

The system is in trial mode

EPFO has started the trial of this new facility. Currently, testing is being done on about 100 dummy accounts, so that technical flaws can be removed in time. Officials say that after the completion of testing, the app can be rolled out by the end of March.

How much PF can be withdrawn?

According to the rules, members will be able to withdraw a maximum of 75 percent of their EPF balance. It will be mandatory to keep the remaining 25 percent amount in the account, so that the retirement fund remains safe. In case of loss of job, the same rules will apply. Apart from this, the remaining 25 percent PF can be withdrawn only after the stipulated time.

These special facilities will be available in the new app

• Instant PF withdrawal through UPI
• Different information about eligible balance and minimum balance
• Real Time Claim Status
• Auto settlement facility up to Rs 5 lakh
• Digital KYC and Self Correction Feature
• Services like passbook and balance check
• AI based multilingual support

Big step towards EPFO ​​3.0

This new app is part of EPFO ​​3.0 upgrade. Under which emphasis is being laid on digital claims, fast verification and easy services. The total corpus of EPFO ​​is around Rs 26 lakh crore and there are around 30 crore subscribers associated with it. Out of which there are approximately 7.5 crore active members. Apart from this, it is believed that after the new UPI facility, it will become very easy and fast to withdraw PF money in case of illness, marriage, education or any emergency.

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