EPFO Update: How Do the New Composite Claim Forms Affect Your Withdrawal Process?

EPFO Notification Update

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, via notification No: Manual/Amendment/2011/Pt/31792, has modified order no. WSU/10(1)2011/Changes in MAP/34106 dated 1st December 2015. This order prescribed Form No.19(UAN), Form No.10C(UAN), and Form No.31(UAN) for all employees. According to the new notification, a Composite Claim Form (Aadhar and Non-Aadhar) can now be submitted, replacing the existing forms to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office. For Aadhar holders, employer attestation is not required, whereas for Non-Aadhar holders, it is necessary. The submission of these new forms can be made with self-certification of EPF subscribers instead of various prescribed certificates.

Partial Withdrawals and Self-Certification

For partial withdrawal details mentioned in the notification, the submission of the Composite Claim Form (Aadhar) or Composite Claim Form (Non-Aadhar), duly signed by the EPF subscriber, shall be deemed as self-certification. No additional documents will be required.

Refer to www.simpliance.in, a free online labor law library, to download or learn more about these amendments.

Sure, let's break down the process of submitting the new Composite Claim Form (Aadhar and Non Aadhar) as per the amendments in the EPFO notification.

1. First and foremost, you need to get the new Composite Claim Form. Depending on whether you have an Aadhar or not, you will need to fill in the Composite Claim Form (Aadhar) or Composite Claim Form (Non Aadhar). You can download these forms from the official EPFO website.

2. 👉 If you are an Aadhar holder, you can submit this form directly to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office without the need for employer's attestation.

3. 👉 If you are a Non-Aadhar holder, you will need your employer's attestation on the form before you submit it to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office.

4. 🔎 In the new form, you will notice that instead of submitting various certificates, you can now provide a self-certification. This means that you are personally verifying the information provided in the form.

5. If you are making a partial withdrawal, you simply need to fill in the details in the Composite Claim Form (Aadhar) or Composite Claim Form (Non-Aadhar) and sign it. This signed form will be considered as a self-certification and no additional documents would be required to be submitted.

6. 📮 Lastly, submit the form to your respective jurisdictional EPFO office.

Please remember that providing false information in your self-certification can lead to legal consequences. So, make sure that all the information you provide is accurate and true. You can refer to the EPFO notification No: Manual/Amendment/2011/Pt/31792 and the EPFO website for more details.