How to change Mobile Number / Password linked to UAN

How to change Mobile Number / Password linked to UAN

Following are the steps to change Mobile Number / Password linked to UAN :
Step 1 : After opening the Employees PF portal (link), click on forgot password.


Step 2 : Enter your UAN and the Captcha as required by website


Step 3 : If you just want to reset your password, click YES. But if you wish to change Mobile number click on NO.


Step 4 : On clicking NO, it will ask you details like Name, DOB, Gender and click on verify.


Step 5 : Now it will ask to enter Aadhaar or PAN number to verify your name.


Step 6 : When the details are validated, you will be asked to enter your new mobile number and click on Get OTP to reset your password and change mobile number linked to UAN.

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Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0 - EPF Scheme incentives benefits for Employers and Employees

Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan 3.0

EPF Scheme incentives benefits for Employers and Employees by the Government

New Incentives for Businesses covered in PF (Provident Fund) to boost Employment

If an establishment has less than 1000 employees, 24% PF (12% Employees share and 12% Employers share) shall be paid by the Government for their new employees employed on or after 01.10.2020.

This benefit shall be for a period of two years from the date of employment

If employees are more than 1000, then only 12% Employees share shall be paid by the Government. Employer continues to pay their 12% share.

Conditions:
• Scheme is for employees with monthly wages less than Rs.15,000/-
• If establishment has less than 50 employees, minimum 2 new employees be added.
• If you have more than 50 employees, you should employ minimum 5 or more new.
• New means, First time PF Registration, on or after 01.10.2020
• Also, if any old employee lost or left job between 01.03.2020 to 30.09.2020, then on re-employment after 1.10.20 he shall get the benefit.
• Businesses which are not yet covered in PF but do so now shall get the benefit for ALL their employees.
• Scheme open till 30.06.2021

Benefits:
• This is huge incentive by the Government to encourage businesses to add new employees and also to establishments not yet registered with EPFO to do so.
• Example, if an employee is at 14,999/- then Rs.1800/- (12% employee share) and Rs.1800/- (12% employer share), total Rs.3600/- per month shall be paid by the Government for 2 years
• Total of 3600X24= Rs.86,400.
• Both Employer and Employee get benefit of upto Rs.43,200/- each year in 2 years.
• It means PF shall not be deducted from new eligible employees.
• Ironically, it means that New eligible employees get Rs.1800/- per month more than existing old employees presently drawing less than Rs.15,000/- wages per month, for 2 years.
• It also means that Employees who left on or after 01.03.2020 and rejoin after 01.10.2020 shall get this incentive of upto Rs.1800/- pm but if any loyal employee stayed back and continued to work or joined before 01.10.2020 shall not be eligible for this benefit.
• nonetheless It is a grand incentive for new businesses that employ 20 or more employees on or before 30th June 2021.
• It’s also a grand incentive for existing businesses not yet covered in PF (employees less than 20) or those who have avoided or evaded PF registration. Till now enforcement department of PF would not only recover old PF dues, they would also recover interest and penalty. But now, there’s this huge incentive for such units to get voluntarily covered in PF.
Example:
Suppose one is able to adds 20 employees, it will mean benefit of upto Rs.43,200 X 20 X 2= Rs.17,28,000/- in 2 years.

And for new employees that one adds till 30.06.2021, each employee shall get additional benefit of Rs.43,200/- per year.

The employees can also get benefit of 24% of basic wages upto Rs.3600/- per month as this amount shall be deposited in their PF account by the Government for 2 years.

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Maternity Benefit available for ESIC Covered Employees

Maternity Benefit available for ESIC Covered Employees

Did you know that if an employee is a regularly contributing ESIC Member, she can avail the entire maternity benefit payment from the ESI Corporation. In other words, an employer need not bear the maternity benefit burden in case an employee is covered under ESIC and has contributed for at least 70 days in the immediately preceding one or two contribution periods.

Quantum of Benefit Amount

Around 26 weeks of wages (six months salary) is payable to an eligible employee by the ESIC under this provision. The employer is not liable to pay any amount towards the maternity benefit to such employee.

Documentation and Procedure

Step 1 : Check Eligibility - An employee can check the ESIC benefits eligibility at the link given below. Please note that the link can be opened from Mozilla Firefox.
http://www.esic.in/EmployeePortal/login.aspx

Here, User Id is Employees IP No

Step 2 : ESIC Branch Office - Once the employee is eligible for the benefit, she has to approach nearest ESIC Branch office for completing the paperwork. The list of Branch offices is given below(Mozilla Firefox only).
https://www.esic.nic.in/branchs

Step 3 : Document Submission and Follow up
Once the branch office is traced, the employee is expected to submit the following set of documents.

To avail the benefits, employee will have to submit a claim form and Form L in person to the ESIC office along with the other docs mentioned in the list. On Production of birth certificate ESIC office will share necessary forms (Form 10 and Form L) for availing the benefit.

Documents Required:

1) MB certificates with Doctor's sign and stamp
2) MB final certificate after delivery (within one month)
3) IW's(Insured Women) bank details with A/C No. and MICR No. (with changed name after marriage) Cancelled cheque
4) Xerox copy of ESIC card
5) Baby's original birth certificate from corporation
6) Hospital discharge summary Xerox
7) Insured woman(IW) name should be the same on all documents
8) Xerox copy Aadhar
9) Claim form (Issued By Branch Office and to be submitted after delivery in person)
10) Form 10 (Issued By Branch Office, filled by employer and to be submitted)
11) L1 (Issued By Branch Office and to be submitted after delivery in person)

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Process of PF Withdrawal - Outbreak of Pandemic (COVID-19)

Process of PF Withdrawal - Outbreak of Pandemic (COVID-19)

As per the announcement by Indian Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, up to 75 percent of PF money can be withdrawn by EPF (Employee Provident Fund) subscribers or three months of Wages from their total PF amount accumulated till date, whichever is lower, to help them in their financial emergency caused by the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

PF withdrawal requests can be submitted online by Provident Fund Members.

Here are the Instructions and conditions to withdraw your PF money online

Eligibility to file online claim for the purpose “Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19)”
1. UAN should be activated.
2. Verified Aadhaar should be linked with UAN
3. Bank Account with IFSC code should be seeded with UAN

Eligible Amount allowed to be withdrawn from your PF account
1. Upto 75% of PF balance (View PF Passbook for EPF balance) or
2. Three months of PF wages or
3. The claimed amount by the member
whichever is the least of 1 or 2 or 3.

How to file online advance claim for the purpose “Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19)”

1. Login to Member Interface of Unified Portal
   (https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface)


2. Go to Online Services >> Claim(Form-31,19,10C & 10D)


3a. Enter last 4 digits of your Bank Account and click on verify


3b. Agree to the Certificate of Undertaking


3c. If the Bank account last 4 digits number you entered matched with the PF records, you will see a verified green tick.


4. Click on “Proceed For Online Claim”


5. Select PF Advance (Form 31) from the drop down


6. Select purpose as “Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19)” from the drop down


7. Enter amount required and Upload scanned copy of cheque and enter your address


8. Accept to apply with Aadhaar and Click on “Get Aadhaar OTP”

9. Enter the OTP received on Aadhaar linked mobile number.

10. Claim is submitted and you can now view the Claim submitted form and also the status of the claim.

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Update PF Date of Exit / Date of Leaving in Provident Fund (PF) Employee member portal

Update PF Date of Exit / Date of Leaving in Provident Fund (PF) Employee member portal

Sometimes employer does not update the Date of leaving / Date of Exit of the member. In such cases, Employee / Member is not able to withdraw EPF or file transfer claim or final settlement claim. To overcome this problem a provision has been provided in the member login so that the member himself can update his date of Exit or Date of leaving. Member can update his/her date of Exit / Date of leaving only after two months of his/her last contribution received from the Employer / establishment. Date of exit should be within the last wage month for which contribution was received. This functionality has been deployed at Member Portal.
Following are the steps to use this functionality:

Manage>>Member Exit
(URL: https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/)
> Please enter the User ID(UAN) and Password for login.

> Select the option “Member Exit” (Manage>>Member Exit)
> Select the PF Account number from the field “Select Employment”.

> Enter the  Date of Exit in the field “Select Date of Exit (EPF) and “Re-select Date of Exit (EPF).
> Select the reason of exit from the field “Select reason of Exit”.
> Click on option “Request OTP”. OTP will be received on Aadhaar linked Mobile Number.
> Enter the OTP in the field “Enter aadhaar based OTP”.
> Select the checkbox by clicking and submit.

> Click on “Update” button in “Alert”.

> Click on “OK” button in “Alert”.

> Date of Exit updated successfully. See the “Date of Exit seeding history”.


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How to Submit PF withdrawal Claims online

How to Submit PF withdrawal Claims online

Employees Provident Fund Organisation

Process Flow for submission of PF online claims

1) Prerequisites :
a. Activate UAN with mobile number
b. Link Aadhaar with UAN
c. Bank A/C Number & IFSC Code should be digitally approved by the employer
2) Go to EPFO Website (www.epfindia.gov.in) Select "Our Services" => "For Employees"
    => "Member UAN / Online services (OCS/OTCP)" (or)
    Got to "Online Claims member A/C transfer" option in Home page.
3) You will be direct to "member e-SEWA" Portal
4) Enter UAN, Password, captcha & sign in
5) After login, member details will be displayed in the Right hand side
6) Aadhaar & Bank A/C details should be approved by the employer for submitting online claim
7) Claim can be submitted through "online services" option provided your aadhaar should be verified with UIDAI ("Verified by UIDAI" will appear green in colour)
8) Go to "Online Services" option. Select "Form 19,10c,31" for withdrawals or "one member one EPF A/C" for transfer from one EPF A/C to another A/c
9) Basic details will appear. Enter last four digits of bank A/C number & press "verify" button to verify your bank A/C number
10) Accept the terms & Conditions, then your basic details will appear on the screen
11) OTP will be sent to Aadhaar registered mobile number
12) Enter the OTP & submit the Claim.

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EPF Provident Fund Correction of Name , DOB and Gender online process

It has been noticed that many EPF (Provident Fund) members and Employers are facing problems in seeding Aadhaar Number with UAN as there is a mismatch in Employee Name, DOB or Gender between Aadhaar data and UAN data. Even a minor letter or an extra space between names is generating the mismatch error between Aadhaar Data and Name Data. Previously member and employer were required to give joint request to concerned EPFO field office for correction in basic details along with various proofs for the same.

Now, this request of Correction in Name, Date of Birth (DOB) and Gender can be given online by the member and the same can be approved by Employer and be forwarded online to the concerned EPFO office.

Find Below the Step by step process to request EPF Name Correction , DOB and Gender as per Aadhaar online :

Step 1: Member will need to login through his UAN and Password on EPF Member Interface of Unified Portal ( Member should have activated UAN to access this portal )

https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/



Step 2: On the Menu bar , Click on “ Manage > Modify Basic Details ”.



Step 3: Here provide the correct details such as Name , DOB and Gender as per Aadhaar Card you want to link with UAN (System will verify the details entered with UIDAI - Aadhaar Data)



Step 4: On clicking “Update Details” on the previous screen, the request will be submitted to the employer for further approval. Before submission by employer, employee can withdraw the request by pressing “Delete Request” or the cross mark in the Action Column. He can also see the details of the changes by clicking on view (magnifying glass icon) in the details column. The present status of Changes will be " Pending at Employer ".



Step 5: Employer will need to login to Employer Interface of Unified Portal

https://unifiedportal-emp.epfindia.gov.in/epfo/



Step 6: Employer can view all the change requests submitted by employees by clicking on “Member > Details Change Request”



Step 7: Employer can view the online requests received from employees and can then take appropriate action such as approving or rejecting by giving the proper remark.



Step 8: After approval of the request, the request is sent to the concerned EPF Office for further process and the employer can see the latest status of the request.



Step 9: After approval of the request by the employer, the request will appear as a task in login of Dealing Hand, of concerned EPFO office, in the Field Office Interface of Unified Portal.



Step 10: Dealing Hand can now login and view the online change requests by clicking “Member > Details Change Request”



Step 11: After due verification Dealing Hand can submit his/her recommendations to Section Supervisor.

The Dealing Assistant can put the case either for Approval or Rejection by selecting the appropriate radio button i.e. Recommended for Approval or Recommended for Rejection with proper remarks.

In the same manner, Section Supervisor can submit his/her recommendations to APFC/RPFC.



Step 12: Finally APFC/RPFC can Approve/Reject the case.



This is the Complete process for online Name Correction , DOB correction and Gender Correction along with seeding Aadhaar number to your Providend Fund UAN.

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Provident Fund ( PF ) - Name / DOB / Gender Mismatch with Aadhaar

Name & DOB matters of PAN & Aadhaar linking with PF UAN.

It is a matter of concern for the Employees and Employers of the establishments that the Government is insisting upon linking of Aadhaar for every benefit. Now, HR Recruitment division of Establishments should ensure that they recruit only those persons whose Name and Date of Birth are same in all Government related documents. If not, the statutory compliance of such Employees may become a problem. EPFO has made it mandatory from 1st July, 2017.

So, the Employees should first ensure that Name and Date of Birth should be matched exactly with each Alphabet/Number in the following Government related matters:-
PAN
Aadhaar
Bank account
UAN of EPFO / ESIC

Also, the HR of Establishments has to use the same Name and Date of Birth in the Service Records of Employees in Company.

In case it is not same, the Employee has to first decide how his Name/DOB should appear in records. Then approach Income tax/Aadhaar/EPFO/ESIC departments for necessary corrections. This may take one to two months for effecting corrections as it has to undergo certain Government procedures as per Guidelines issued. It may also be ensured that Father’s/Spouse name also be same in all records stated above.

Name change requires Gazette notification of State Government. However, for a Surname change of a lady after marriage, Marriage Registration certificate is sufficient.

For example, in case of EPFO, I am enclosing herewith a specimen format in which such correction of Name and Date of birth of Employee can be done. It is called ‘Joint Declaration’ letter, to be signed by both Employer and Employee, printing it on the letter head of the Establishment. The letter should be enclosed with copies of PAN, Aadhaar, Bank Passbook/Cheque having printed name on it, Appointment letter/Company ID, all self signed, ensuring that details in all these documents are same.  This has to be submitted to EPFO office and acknowledgement taken.

For the officials of EPFO, it has become an additional work, as there are now 5 crore EPF subscribers in India and majority of employees are sending such Joint Declaration letters through their employers to EPFO. It takes time for effecting such correction as the permission is to be taken from Regional PF Commissioner for correction. The correction has been done or not can be verified in the EPF Passbook of the Employees.

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How to view your EPF Passbook or PF Balance using UAN

Most of us have noticed that every month there is a deduction in our monthly salary on the head of Provident Fund, So what is this Provident Fund ?
Provident Fund or (EPF - Employees Provident Fund) is retirement benefit scheme offered to all salaried employees by the government. It is maintained by Employees Provident Fund Organisation of India (EPFO). So now the question arises that how to know how much Provident Fund I have contributed and how do I see that? Can I know the balance of my EPF account? Is there a way I can see my EPF balance as I can see my bank account balance in my Bank Passbook ?
The answer is YES !
EPFO has provided the service to check your PF Balance and also view your EPF Passbook. With the introduction of Universal Account Number (UAN), you can view your PF Balance and PF Passbook online after activating your UAN.
Below you can see how to view your EPF Passbook using your UAN on EPFO website :

Firstly go to the official EPFO website homepage : https://epfindia.com
You will see some sections on the homepage about various EPF services and related information. Now you need to click on the "For Employees" link in the "Our Services" section as shown below.

Now you are shown a For Employees Page where again there are some sections about member EPF services and related information. Here click on the "Member Passbook" Link in the Services Section as shown below.

After clicking the Member Passbook link, you are shown a page where you need to enter your Universal Account Number (UAN) and Password (Created during activating your UAN) and press "LOGIN".

You are now on the screen where you can see your PF Member ID as shown below. Click on your PF Member ID to view your Passbook.

After clicking on the PF MemberID you will be see your EPF Passbook as shown below with details such as your monthly contributions,    Employee Share Contribution, Employer Share Contribution, Pension Contribution and the total Contributions in each head as shown below.

Now you know how to view your PF Passbook and PF Balance using UAN. Share this article with your friends and family and help them to view their EPF Passbook and EPF Balance !

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How to Check EPF Balance and view EPF Passbook on Mobile

How to Check EPF Balance and view EPF Passbook on Mobile

Most of the Salaried Employees are curious to know about the PF balance of their Employee Provident Fund (EPF) which gets deducted from their salary every month. Also a lot of people are sceptical about the PF which is deducted from their salary is getting collected in their PF account or not. It would be very helpful if one could see their PF balance just like your bank account statement. EPFO has provided this service and most of them are unaware of it. EPF Balance and EPF Passbook can be seen by every employee who is contributing or a member of the Employee Provident Fund. You can view your EPF Balance and EPF Passbook using Universal Account Number (UAN) on the official site of EPFO.

To make it even easier, the EPFO office has come out with a mobile app currently available only for android to check your EPF Balance and to view your EPF Passbook using UAN.
You can download the m-epf app from the Google Playstore.

Download the app and install it on your android phones.

When you open the app you will be taken to the Home Screen of the app as shown below. You will 3 Buttons on the screen namely "MEMBER", "PENSIONER" and "EMPLOYER". In this article we are concerned about the Member's EPF Balance so click on the "MEMBER" button on the home screen.



After clicking on the "MEMBER" button, you will see a screen with 2 buttons, "Activate UAN" and "BALANCE/PASSBOOK".
Click on "BALANCE / PASSBOOK" button to check you EPF Balance or to View your EPF Passbook.



Now you will be on the screen where you need to enter your UAN and Mobile number and then click on SHOW button.
Note : To view your PF Balance / PF Passbook your UAN needs to be activated and linked to a mobile number.



After clicking the show button, you will see the Member details with EPFO.
Here you will able to see your Member ID, UAN, Name, DOB, Aadhar, Bank, PAN, Last Contribution, Balance and Status. (All the details as availabe with EPFO)
You can see your EPF Balance on this Screen as shown below.



Click on View Passbook button to see EPF balance transaction wise as shown below.



This is how you can see your EPF Balance and EPF Passbook on your mobile.

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