EPF India - Complete Guide to EPFO and EPF in India

India is one of the fastest growing major economy in the world. Key factors behind this growth are - a big pool of working-age population; rising education and engineering skill levels; and a rapidly growing middle class. However, the downside of having a massive population of more than 121 crores is that India continues to face the challenges of poverty, corruption, malnutrition, and inadequate ...

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PF Form 19

Form 19 is the form you need to submit for withdrawal of your EPF amount. EPF (Employee Provident Fund) is a corpus fund managed and operated by EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organization). A part of your salary is deducted and added to your EPF account every month. In addition, the employer also contributes the same amount in your PF account.

EPF interest rate has been in the range of 8-10% in...

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UAN EPF Aadhaar Card - Mandatory Linking by EPFO

In early Jan 2017, EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organization) has come up with new rule mandating the Aadhaar (Aadhar) Card linking for all EPF India members and pensioners by end of Jan 2017 with their UAN.

At this moment, there is not much clarity about the exact procedure to link the EPF UAN with Aadhdar number. For example, can members do it online themselves on UAN Member Portal or they need to compulsory go through their employers. We will update this article once the clarity emerges.

For EPF members, it is recommended to apply for Aadhar card as soon as possible if you don't have one.

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EPF Employer login for EPFO Employers and Establishments

EPF employers need to login regularly to file ECR returns and pay their EPF dues by 15th of every month. So if you are a company providing EPF (Employee Provident Fund) service to your employees, here is a quick guide on how to register and login to EPF employer portal.

EPF India is managed by [Employee Provident Fund Organization...

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EPF Mobile App (m-epf) - Guide on App Download and Use

EPF is one of the largest social security scheme provided by government of India. It is managed by a government organization called Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). All EPF members and their employers need to access various services of EPFO like EPF Balance Check, Passbook Download, etc. To make lives easy for its members, EPFO has launched a mobile app called m-ep which can be ...

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UAN Employer Portal - Unified Employer Portal for EPF Employers

Starting Dec 2016, EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organization) has brought new changes in UAN and ECR (Electronic Challan cum Return) system used by employers under the so called UAN 2.0 and ECR 2.0 versions. On Dec 17, 2016, govt closed down existing UAN Employer portal and released new UAN employer portal under the name of Unified Employer Portal (unifiedportal-emp). Alternate name of the ...

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Members Epfoservices - Services for EPF Members (Balance check, UAN status check & Others)

EPF / PF (Employee Provident Fund) is one of the premium investment and retirement planning scheme provided by Government of India. Lately EPFO (Employee provident fund organization) has launched a set of services for its members under the umbrella of 'members epfoservices' that provides useful services to epf subscribers.

Here is a quick descriptions of common services and problems faced by ...

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ESEWA Epfoservices - Services for EPF Employers

Employee provident fund (called EPF or PF in short) is the main employee contribution based savings and pension scheme for organized workforce. EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organization) has a comprehensive website called ESEWA EPFOServices to help the employers manage their EPF and PF deposits for employees.

Online Services provided by EPFO include online ...

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EPF — Your request is in Transit between EPFO Out and In Office

Once you submit your provident fund (EPF / PF) transfer claim and it gets approved by your employers, the status message that you see on website is

Your request is in Transit between EPFO Out and In Office

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EPF Transfer Online - Online Transfer Claim Portal (OTCP)

Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) started the facility of online transfer of EPF balance in 2014. Online Transfer Claim Portal (OTCP) is the portal where you can apply for online transfer of EPF balance. EPFO has made the process pretty simple. Let us look into it.

Eligibility for Online PF Transfer OTCP

To avail this facility, there are only 2 prerequisite conditions -

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