Understanding EPS Contributions: Can a 68-Year-Old Employee Claim the Employer's Share?

In my company, one of our employees, whose age is 68 years, joined the PF account. The employer has contributed 8.33% of his salary (Rs. 15,000), i.e., Rs. 1,250, to his EPS account, and this contribution has continued for 8 months. The format of the uploaded data is as follows:

111111111111#~#XYZ#~#15000#~#15000#~#15000#~#15000 #~#1800#~#1250#~#550#~#0#~#0

Is there anything wrong with that? Now the employee has submitted Form-19 and Form 10-C. Will he get the whole amount contributed by the employer in the EPS account? Thanks in advance.

Dear Anjaly,

After the age of 58, the amount deposited for EPS should be transferred to the EPF account only. It seems that you mistakenly deposited the same amount in the EPS account, which could affect his claim settlement based on his age criteria.

Dear Manoj Kamble Ji,

You replied like this:

"After the age of 58, the amount deposited for EPS should be deposited to the EPF account only. As you have deposited the same amount wrongly in the EPS amount, thus he may get the claim settled depending on his age criteria."

Can you please elaborate on "AGE CRITERIA"?

Along with the claim form, attach a covering letter stating that part of the PF amount is paid under EPS contribution erroneously and through oversight, with a request to settle the said amount also. Generally, the EPFO condones such errors and settles both PF and EPS amounts. It all depends on a case-by-case basis and also on the officials at EPFO.