EPFO Changes Provident Fund Rules, Aadhaar No Longer Mandatory For PF Claim

Last Updated: December 04, 2024, 18:06 IST

The demand to connect the Universal Account Number (UAN) with Aadhaar has actually been raised for sure groups of workers,

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) presented considerable adjustments to the policies controling Provident Fund (PF) cases. Aadhaar will certainly no more be obligatory for all workers to refine their PF cases. The demand to connect the Universal Account Number (UAN) with Aadhaar has actually been raised for sure groups of workers, providing alleviation to those for whom acquiring Aadhaar was an obstacle.

Employees without Aadhaar can still make cases under EPFO. In such instances, confirmation will certainly be performed with different identification records such as tickets, citizenship certifications, or various other main identification cards. Additionally, confirmation will certainly likewise consist of records like frying pan cards, checking account information, and various other standards. For declares going beyond Rs 5 lakh, the credibility of the participant will certainly be validated by the company.

Exemption Criteria

Previously, it was obligatory for workers to connect their UAN with Aadhaar to work out PF cases. However, EPFO has actually currently spared particular teams of workers from this demand. These consist of:

1. International workers that went back to their home nations after operating in India and were not able to acquire Aadhaar.
2. Indian people with international citizenship that can not get Aadhaar.
3. Citizens of Nepal and Bhutan, for whom Aadhaar is not needed.
4. Former Indian people that have actually completely emigrated.

Claim Process Guidelines

EPFO has actually routed authorities to thoroughly check out all cases prior to authorization, which will certainly be refined with the e-office documents system by the authorization officer-in-charge (OIC). Employees have actually been recommended to keep the exact same UAN or move their previous solution documents to the exact same UAN, as this will certainly assist simplify and speed up the insurance claim procedure.