Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), India Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India has issued Instructions for filing online claims for the purpose - "Outbreak of Pandemic (COVID-19)"
Prerequisites:
- UAN Should be activated
- Verified Aadhaar should be linked with UAN
- Bank Account with IFSC code should be seeded with UAN
- Mobile number should be seeded with UAN
Eligible Amount:
Upto 75% of PF Balance (Employer share and Employee Share) or 3 months of basic salary and dearness allowance or the claimed amount by the member, whichever is the least
How to File online Advance Claim:
- Login to Member Interface of Unified Portal member login
- Go to Online Services>>Claim(Form-31,19,10C & 10D)
- Enter last 4 digits of your Bank Account and verify
- Click on “Proceed For Online Claim”
- Select PF Advance (Form 31) from the drop down
- Select purpose as “Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19)” from the drop down
- Enter amount required and Upload scanned copy of cheque and enter your address
- Click on “Get Aadhaar OTP”
- Enter the OTP received on Aadhaar linked mobile.
- Claim is submitted
- After approval from the department, payment transfer to applicant’s Bank Accounts
Points to be kept in mind:
- advance under COVID-19 category can be availed only once.
- an active mobile number linked with Adhaar is mandatory and the present UAN should be validated with Aadhar. After that you can apply for advance.
- In case your employer is not acting on your request, you can directly approach admin/HR department with request. If it is taking more time you can escalate it to higher authority in organization.
- If you are facing inordinate delays you may register your grievance at https://epfigms.gov.in/ and check its status at https://epfigms.gov.in/Status Meanwhile you may contact the concerned PF office for guidance at https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/Contact_us.php
- Please ensure that your Bank A/c remains valid & up to date in UAN.Always check that bank a/c as shown in your login profile is correct & a/c is active for settlement into correct a/c. Incorrect & invalid bank a/c nos. including wrong IFSC will lead to return of payments sent to Bank
If no one is responding to your request, register grievance https://epfigms.gov.in/
Source:EPFO Twitter Handle
DISCLAIMER:IN NO EVENT THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM OR ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION
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