PF account rule adjustments from right now. EPFO subscribers should comply with this guideline

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has finished some adjustments within the PF account guidelines efficient from 1st June 2021 i.e. from right now. In its message to the employers, the EPFO has made Aadhaar seeding obligatory for all EPF accounts. Failing to this can result in discontinuation of the employers’ contribution within the EPF account as they will not be capable of file ECR of the EPF accounts not linked with Aadhaar. The EPFO additionally directed the employers to get the UAN of all EPF account holders Aadhaar verified. So, the EPF account holders are recommended to ask its employers in regards to the EPFO pointers and do the needful if the employers haven’t finished Aadhaar verification of 1’s EPF account and UAN.

In its message to the employers, the EPFO mentioned, “Dear Employer, with the approaching into drive of the Section 142 of the Code on Social Security, 2020, the ECR shall be allowed to be filed just for these members, whose Aadhaar numbers are seeded and verified with the UANs, w.e.f 01.06.2021,” adding, ” Accordingly, please make sure the Aadhaar seeding in respect of all of the contributory members to allow them to avail uninterrupted companies of the EPFO and to keep away from any inconvenience.”

How to do EPF Aadhaar linking on-line

An EPFO subscriber can do the EPF Aadhaar linking on-line by following some easy steps.

Here is step-by-step information:

1] Log in on the direct hyperlink of EPFO — iwu.epfindia.gov.in/eKYC/;

2] Enter UAN and registered cell quantity;

3] Click at ‘Generate OTP’ choice;

4] Enter OTP and choose gender;

5] Enter your Aadhaar card quantity and choose ‘Aadhaar Vefrification’ methor;

6] Select ‘Use Mobile or E-mail based mostly verification’ choice;

7] Another OTP will come to your cell quantity;

8] Enter that OTP; and

9] Complete your EPF, UAN Aadhaar seeding course of.

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