Aadhaar not linked to EPF account? Your PF quantity won’t be credited

Aadhaar seeding with the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) has turn into obligatory from 1st June 2021. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has directed the employers that ECR (Electronic Challan cum Return) is allowed for under these EPFO members whose account is Aadhaar seeded. Means, if an EPF account isn’t linked to accountholder’s Aadhaar quantity, then employer’s contribution will not get credited in such EPF account. The EPFO additionally made it clear that employer’s EPF contribution will not be credited these EPF account whose UAN isn’t Aadhaar verified.

Informing concerning the new guideline the EPFO knowledgeable employers and mentioned, “Dear Employer, with the approaching into drive of the Section 142 of the Code on Social Security, 2020, the ECR shall be allowed to be filed just for these members, whose Aadhaar numbers are seeded and verified with the UANs, w.e.f 01.06.2021.”

The EPFO went on so as to add, “Accordingly, please ensure the Aadhaar seeding in respect of all the contributory members to enable them to avail uninterrupted services of the EPFO and to avoid any inconvenience.”

So, from 1st June 2021, if an EPF account isn’t linked with the account holder’s Aadhaar quantity, the worker will get just one’s month-to-month EPF contribution. He or she will not be capable to see the employers’ month-to-month EPF contribution. Apart from this, the EPF account holder will not be capable to use the EPFO companies out there for EPF account holders.

How to hyperlink Aadhaar with EPF

To hyperlink Aadhaar quantity with EPF, one must log in on the EPFO portal — epfindia.gov.in and comply with some easy steps.

Here is step-by-step information to hyperlink Aadhaar with EPF account:

1] Log in on the EPFO official portal — epfindia.gov.in;

2] Click at ‘Online Services’ choice adopted by ‘e-KYC portal’ and ‘Link UAN Aadhaar’;

3] Enter you UAN quantity and the registered cellular quantity;

4] OTP will come on the registered cellular quantity;

5] Enter OTP and your 12-digit Aadhaar quantity;

6] Click on the ‘Submit’ button;

7] Click at ‘OTP Verification’ choice;

8] Create OTP in your registered cellular variety of mail linked to your Aadhaar quantity for verification of your Aadhaar particulars.

EPFO will talk to your employers for authentication of your Aadhaar-EPF linking. Once the recruiter authenticates your Aadhaar seeding with EPF account, your EPF account will get linked to your Aadhaar quantity.

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