Facing PF Claim Rejection Due to Missing PAN Card: Any Alternative Solutions?

I have submitted Form 10C (withdrawal benefit) with claim ID KRTVM150600004599 against my PF account number KRTVM00129430000000004 and Form 19 with claim ID KRTVM150600004600 at the Trivandrum office through my employer. Now, I have received an intimation from that office that my claims are rejected due to the lack of attested copies of the bank account passbook and PAN card. I have provided my passbook details in the application. However, I can submit the attested copy of my passbook, but I do not have my PAN card yet. Is there any alternative solution to get the claims cleared without a PAN card? I request your kind advice for an alternate solution to avoid delays in the settlement.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Geethakumari.

Dear Geethakumari,

If the service in EPF is below 5 years and the total benefit is above Rs. 30,000, you are liable to pay Income Tax. That is why a PAN card is required. Hence, there is no alternative other than applying for a PAN card. In my experience, it will take just 2 weeks to get a PAN card (my wife applied through a Tax consultant).

Abbas.P.S