What Happens to the 8.33% EPS Contribution When You Withdraw Your PF?

Hi,

Recently, I came to understand that 8.33% of the employer's contribution goes into EPS. Now, my question is: I had worked for 1 year in my previous organization and opted to withdraw my PF balance after leaving the job. I joined a new organization after about 5-6 months and got a new PF account. My question is, what happened to the 8.33% contributed account? Did I receive it when I opted to withdraw or not? I don't have any clue about what happened to it.

Dear friend,

As your service in EPS is more than 6 months, you may be eligible to receive withdrawal benefits by submitting Form 10-C.

Abbas.P.S

Thank you for the response. I've submitted a PF withdrawal form which I received from the company. I'm not sure if it was Form 10C or another form. Do we generally claim it separately, or is it done along with the PF withdrawal procedure?

Hi,

Please read through the link below about the contribution made by the employer at 8.33% towards the pension scheme, while 3.67% is towards EPF. One has to be eligible to receive the EPS amount, which is the pension. However, if you have a UAN number, your EPS amount will be carried forward in continuation if you link through your old and new PF accounts.

Please refer to the link to know more - [EPF Pension or Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) Rules](http://www.planmoneytax.com/epf-pension-rules/)