PF Transfer Rejections for Post-2014 Joiners: How to Clarify with EPFO?

PF Transfer Issues for Employees Joining After September 2014

In recent days, we are seeing that PF transfers for employees who are first-time joiners after September 2014 with wages more than ₹15,000 are getting rejected by the EPFO, which is asking for clarification.

There are employers who had enrolled employees with wages more than ₹15,000 into the EPS Scheme after September 2014. These employees are continuing in the same scheme with the next organizations and are willing to continue with future organizations too.

Kindly share a suitable format for providing clarification and requesting the authority to accept the PF transfer request.

Regards, Amarjeet

Dear Amarjeet,

There was a circular from EPFO in August 2014 stating that any first-time employee whose basic salary is more than ₹15,000 at the time of joining will not be eligible for EPS membership. Unfortunately, many organizations, without noticing the circular, continue to deposit in EPS. Those employees will not be eligible for any facility under EPS. You can find the circular on the EPFO site, and I have personally uploaded it on Citehr twice.

You can write a letter to EPFO on behalf of those employees, stating that the deposits were made to the EPS account by mistake. Kindly arrange to transfer the amount to the PF account and cease any further deposits to the EPS account.

Before taking any action, please visit the local EPFO Office to discuss with them.

S K Bandyopadhyay (WB, Howrah)
CEO-USD HR Solutions
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Thank you for the detailed information. If you could assist with a suitable reply format for providing the clarification and requesting the authority to accept the PF transfer request.

Regards, Amarjeet

I am surprised to notice that HR professionals are seeking a draft to write to any authority. In my opinion, this is a basic skill for any HR professional. Moreover, my reply was on May 22, and you are asking for support in July 22. I am unsure whether you have stopped depositing EPS amounts from June 22 onwards. Have you contacted the local EPFO office?

Letter to the Local EPFO Office

For your reference, the letter to the local EPFO office may be as follows:

To The APFC (or any other person - please cross-check with the local EPFO office)
.............................. (location)
-------------------------- (address)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Erroneously deposited EPS amount

We, (name of the organization with address and PF Code), erroneously deposited EPS amounts against some of our employees as enclosed.

We request you to transfer the EPS amounts to their respective EPF accounts as the concerned employees are not eligible for EPS.

Yours sincerely,
Authorized Signatory.

Enclosure: Detailed employee list.

The enclosure should contain: Sl. no., Name, UAN no., PF no., Period of EPS deposition, Total amount deposited, Remarks if any.

Regards,
S K Bandyopadhyay
CEO-USD HR Solutions
[Phone Number Removed For Privacy-Reasons]
[Email Removed For Privacy Reasons]
http://www.usdhrs.in
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Dear Sir, Please provide the consent letter format from an employee to an employer for transferring the amount from EPF to EPS for a higher pension scheme.