Struggling with PF Transfer Rejections? Here's How to Tackle Common Issues

Hi, I have been trying to transfer my PF claim from the previous organization to the current one, but I am facing issues with it. My claim was rejected twice with the reason "WAGES MORE THAN 15K PLS SUBMIT PREVIOUS DETAILS/REVISED FORM 3A 2) CLAIM ALREADY SETTLED." Recently, the rejection reason was changed to "WHO JOINED AFTER 01/09/2014 MORE THAN 15000 WAGES NOT AN EPS MEMBER 2) FATHER'S NAME DIFFER." What should I do to resolve this?

Current Challenges with EPF Transfers

That is the way in which the EPF organization is working nowadays. Earlier, the EPFO was meant for its members, but now it seems to be causing trouble for them. You will encounter more and more reasons like this every time you try to transfer the funds.

Eligibility for Pension and EPF Contributions

It is true that employees who joined after September 2014 with a salary of more than Rs 15,000 are not eligible for a pension. However, there is no restriction for them to be covered under EPF and contribute to the PF fund. The system will accept these contributions, and at the time of contributing, such questions will not arise. But when you leave the company and join another, and when you transfer the account from the old one to the new one, this question will come up. You will then have to declare that you were contributing only to the PF and not to the Pension Fund, or that your PF qualifying salary was Rs 15,000, even though with allowances, your salary was higher than Rs 15,000. This declaration will have to be sent to the EPFO. Try that.

Yes, my EPF claims are also being rejected with false reasons:

1) Wages more than 15,000 at the time of joining. Please provide previous service details for EPS membership.
2) Father's name differs.
3) Claim already settled.

Millions (2. Bad bribed government employees 1. Bad business people give bribes and earn 3. Bad bribed ministers) are intentionally rejecting EPF claims to do scams. At the end of the day, EPFO is the world's biggest scam.

Yes, I had the same case of a 15k wage PF per month. The way we resolved the issue was by submitting a declaration letter stating the erroneous contribution made, along with the employer seal and signature on the declaration form. Form 3A was then submitted to the concerned PF office. After 3 to 4 follow-ups, the issue got settled.

Employer Support in PF Transfer Cases

Employers must support the employee until they get their PF transferred. In this case or any other case, before submitting the original copy to the PFO, keep one set of xerox copies with you. In case the PFO asks for a resubmission of the form, you can submit the xerox copy. This approach will be very helpful in all discrepancy cases.