How Will the 2012 Amendment to the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme Affect Your Workplace?

Amendment to the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme 1952

I am attaching a notification dated 4.5.2012 amending the Employees' Provident Fund Scheme 1952. The notification provides for:

- Employers to file various returns and maintain contribution cards in electronic mode.
- Employers to provide copies of relevant forms to employees immediately after joining the service or at the time of leaving service, as the case may be.
- Employers to forward applications for the transfer of PF within 5 days of its receipt to the concerned authorities.

Thanks

Thank you, but I would like to know if, in the case of a transfer of PF, Form 13 should be submitted to the commissionerate of the current employer or the previous employer? It is very urgent for me.

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Ranajoy Seal

Thank you, Mr. Agrawal, for the information. It is interesting to see that the Amendment mentions that the "Returns shall be submitted in electronic format also." Whereas the E-Sewa portal of EPFO has been announcing that "No need to submit other returns viz Form 5/10/12A, 3A, and 6A." How contradictory!

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Employer Responsibilities for Employee Forms

Employers are required to file various returns and maintain contribution cards in electronic mode. They must also provide copies of relevant forms to employees immediately after joining the service or at the time of leaving, as applicable.

If you could tell me which relevant forms we have to provide to the employees immediately after joining the service, also tell me how we can prepare the contribution card.

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Buland Akhtar

Dear Colleagues,

Season's Greetings to you. I have one doubt regarding the PF Annual Return soft copy sheet. In my organization, one employee is willing to make a voluntary contribution of Rs. 500 per month, totaling Rs. 500 * 12 = Rs. 6000. Which column should this be shown in the PF Annual Returns soft copy column?

Kindly revert to me.

Thank you.

Regards,
Sridhar D
Human Resources

Thank you for your information; this is very important for those who are involved in EPF work.

Regards,
Chidambaraguru

Dear all, all returns are in one file. It is interesting. ECR as a Monthly Activity

ECR is a one-time activity on a monthly basis that will help each member to see their monthly contributions in a correct manner.

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