πEmployees’ Provident Fund (EPF), also referred to as PF (Provident Fund), is a mandatory savings cum retirement scheme for employees of an eligible organisation.
As per the EPF rules, the employees must
contribute 12% of their basic pay every month to this fund. The employer
contributes a matching amount to the employee’s PF account. The amount
deposited in EPF accounts earns interest on an annual basis.
Once you leave a job, you can either settle your PF account or transfer it to the new EPF account in the new organisation.
In case you want to make a final settlement, you can fill Form 19 & Form
10C both online as well as offline. You have to follow the steps mentioned
below to fill the form online
How to Fill Form 19 Online :
π Login to your UAN account at the EPF Member Portal.
πClick on “Claim (Form – 31, 19, 10C & 10D)” in the “Online Services” section.
πEnter the last 4 digits of your linked bank account and click on “Verify”.
πClick on “Yes” to sign the “Certificate of Undertaking”.
πSelect the option “Only PF Withdrawal (Form-19)” from the drop-down menu in the “I want to apply for” section.
πA new section of the form expands where you have to mention your complete address.Tick the disclaimer and click on “Get Aadhaar OTP”.
πAn OTP will be sent to the number registered with UIDAI (Aadhaar).
πEnter this OTP in the space provided and submit your application.
πA reference number will be generated after the successful submission of your application.
πThe withdrawal amount is deposited in the bank account linked with your UAN in 7-30 days.
Form 10C :
Form
10C is a document that has to be mandatorily filled in and submitted when
claiming benefits from the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS).
Follow the Steps
given below to fill Form 10C Online:
1. Visit the website of the Employees’
Provident Fund (www.epfindia.gov.in).
2. Sign into the UAN member portal using
your Universal Account Number (UAN) and password.
3. click on the tab ‘Online Services’.
4. select Claim Form 10C, 19, and 31.
5.You will be directed to the next page. Here
you will see your member details, service details, and KYC details.
6.Click on the ‘proceed online claim’ button.
7.You will be redirected to the Claims section.
Here, you will find details such as PAN number, mobile number, and UAN number.
8.It takes you to the Claims section, where you
need to check details like your mobile number, PAN number, Bank account number,
UAN number etc.
9.enter the last four digits of the bank
account number and press “Verify”.
10.Click “Yes” on the “Certificate of
Undertaking” pop up.
11.Select the claim type as either
"Withdraw pension only" or "Withdraw PF only". Take care
while filling the claim Form 10C.
12.From the “I want to apply for” menu, choose
the “Only Pension Withdrawal (Form 10C)” option.
13.In the Form 10C section, you need to enter
your full address, use the tick mark in the disclaimer section. Click the “Get
Aadhar OTP” tab that appears.
14.The OTP is sent to your Aadhar-linked mobile
number. Enter the OTP and hit the “Validate OTP” tab and the “Submit Claim
Form” tab.
15.On successfully submitting the 10C, an SMS
notification is sent to the same mobile number.
16.Your pension claim gets submitted with the 10C
form filled, and the amount requested gets credited to your savings bank
account after due EPFO verification.
My claim rejected saying the reason "Claim Rejected SUBMIT JOINT DECLARATION UNDER PARA 26(6) FOR HIGHER(MORE THAN RS 15000/-) CONTRIBUTION TO EPF WAGES".
ReplyDeleteCan you please let me know what I should do in this case?