Made a Mistake with EPF Payment: How to Fix It and Avoid Penalties?

Query related to EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION

What happens if ECR is submitted and payment is made, then you find an error in ECR? Instead of submitting the administration fee (Rs. 500) in account 2, my team submitted the fee (Rs. 500) in account 22 by mistake. The account 2 column shows Rs. 0, and the account 22 column shows Rs. 500. It's been 1 month, and the payment is not credited to employees' PF accounts. Can anyone suggest the next step? Do I need to pay again and submit a refund request for the wrong payment made? If I submit the request again, do I have to pay any penalty? I have the payment receipt which was made on time. How many days may it take if the refund request is approved?

There is no mention of the month and year of the concerned ECR. If the same is noticed before the preparation of the next month's ECR, then the employer can make a request to the RO to consider the payment of account number 22 as account number 02. Usually, the RO admits the same if the payment history of the establishment is fair with the department.

If it is a past case, then the employer has to pay the same under account 02.

Thank you.