Manual Filling of PF and Gratuity forms for new joinees -Mandatory?

Dear all,

One small query: Isn't filling PF and Gratuity forms now mandatory, even though the process has now become online? Please clarify.

Dear Friend,

1. PF is an online process for withdrawal, advance, name change, and seeding Aadhar card.
2. Gratuity is still in an offline process.

Thank you.

Despite online filing, the employer has to keep Form 11 duly filled and signed by the employer with self-attested KYC documents for their records for future reference (EPF). Gratuity forms are offline, and the employer has to retain an office copy.

Thanks for the revert..I need another clarification..Plz help
I never noticed by for Gratuity Form F nomination form the below mentioned clauses are there what does these actually mean
4. (a) My Father/Mother/Parents is/are not dependent on me.
(b) My husband’s/father/mother/parents is/are not dependent on my husband.
5. I have excluded My Husband from my family by a notice dated the ………. to the controlling authority in terms of the provision to clause (h) of section 2 of the said Act.
Somebody plz help me understand,does this mean i cant have my parents,husband or inlaws as my nominees???
Await a revert plzz

Nomination in gratuity is changeable by submitting the form. However, at the time of filing the form, the employee has to nominate one or several persons to claim the amount. Naturally, for an unmarried employee, the parents (father/mother) are the nominees, and for a married employee, the first nominee is the spouse. Such a clause arises when the employee seeks to nominate any person outside the "family" orbit. In such a situation, the employee has to clarify why he/she is doing so, to prevent any trouble for the payment authority in the court of succession.

Thank you very much, Mr. Sharma. In that case, is Form F the right form to use for taking nomination details for gratuity, or do we have another form? Please advise.

Yes, Form F is as per existing law(s).