September 19, 2024

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EPFO-Aadhaar linking deadline nears: Here’s methods to do it on-line

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EPFO-Aadhaar linking: Retirement fund supervisor EPFO has stated that its subscribers must hyperlink their Aadhaar card with their Provident Fund (PF) accounts by September 1, 2021, in an effort to proceed receiving funds into their account.
“After 1st September 2021, the employers will not be able to remit monthly PF and allied dues in respect of their employees whose Aadhaar numbers are not seeded with UAN (Universal Account Number) and they (Employer) will be liable for any legal/statutory/ membership/service delivery aspects affecting such employees of theirs,” the EPFO stated in an announcement.
Initially, Aadhaar seeding with UAN was made obligatory from June 1, 2021. However, this deadline for the Aadhaar seeding was additional prolonged until September 1, 2021.
The EPFO stated that it has repeatedly pursued all of the employers in its jurisdiction by SMS, emails, phone calls to finish the Aadhaar seeding and is once more interesting to all employers to finish the method earlier than the September deadline.

The EPFO had determined to make the Aadhaar seeding obligatory after a labour ministry notification on this regard. According to information company PTI, a notification was issued by the labour ministry on May 3, which mandated the ministry and our bodies working below it to hunt Aadhaar numbers from the beneficiaries below the Social Security Code. The Code was handed final yr by Parliament.
Here’s how one can hyperlink your Aadhaar together with your EPFO account 
Users can hyperlink their Aadhaar card with their current EPFO account on-line. Here’s a step-by-step information:
*Visit epfindia.gov.in
*In the Online Services tab, click on on E-KYC Portal.
*Enter your Aadhaar quantity, and look ahead to the OTP to be generated.
*Fill in your Aadhaar quantity once more and confirm the OTP.
*Your Aadhaar shall be linked together with your PF account.