Is PF Nomination Form No. 2 Still Required for Submission to the PF Office?

Hi, is PF Nomination Form No. 2 still mandatory to submit to the PF office? If yes, please share the notification.

Not required to submit a hard copy, but information should go to the PF office on time for new nominations.

Updating Employee Information to the PF Office

New employees' information goes to the PF office through the monthly online ECR file. However, there is no column where nomination details need to be updated. They do ask for the middle name, but it cannot be considered as the nomination name.

Please help me understand if not by hard copy, then what is the source to update the information to the PF office.

Yes, it is still mandatory. As you are asking for notification regarding it, could you please tell me where you obtained information about not submitting the PF nomination form? No notification has been received yet regarding the non-submission of EPF Form 2.

Please refer to Paragraphs 33 & 61(1) under The Employees' Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, and Paragraph 18 of the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995. It is mentioned in these paragraphs to submit Declaration/Nomination Form No. 2 to confer the right to receive the withdrawal/pension benefit in the event of his death, which itself states that the submission of the form is mandatory.

Secondly, these details will help update Form 9, which is essential for the PF department to process your claim.

Regards,
Janardan