​The Employee Provident Fund is a good tool to save money. It is like a retirement saving fund. In February 2016, some changes related to withdrawal of EPF funds were made.
Here is an overview of the same 
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1) Retirement Age is increased –
The minimum age of retirement at which you could withdraw the EPF was 55 years. But now the minimum age has been increased to 58 years. So even if you prefer to retire earlier, you will not be able to withdraw your EPF.

2) It is not possible to withdraw 100% amount of before retirement –
When the retirement age was 55 years, one could withdraw 90% of the total amount when one reached the age of 54. Now a person has to wait till he/she reaches the age of 57. But even at the age of 57, one can withdraw the total amount of his contribution  along with interest earned on it.

3) Employer Contribution to EPF cannot be withdrawn before one becomes 58 years old –
Earlier a person could withdraw the entire EPF amount (employee contribution + employer contribution+ total interest accrued) if he is unemployed for 2 months or more. But now this rule has been changed and he can only withdraw his contribution and interest accrued on it. This rule will not be applicable if you are a woman who is about to get married or who becomes pregnant.

4) The EPF account stays the same –
Earlier when an EPF account was opened, it was related to the current employer, employee, their contribution and interest accrued. When the employment terminated, the said account was closed. But as you are are not allowed to withdraw the money fully before retirement, the same account continues for future employment. The UAN has to be quoted to the new employer and the same EPF account can be continued.