EPF withdrawal claim within 3 hours

Joy said that all EPFO offices would be connected to the central server in a couple of months following which the facility of online submission of all sort of applications can be introduced.

EPFO has an ambitious plan to settle the claims within few hours after filing of the application. For instance, it has plans to settle the EPF withdrawal claim within three hours of the filing of the online application.

Withdrawal in 20 days

As per the scheme, EPFO is required to settle all claims within 20 days from the filing of the application for settlement of pension or EPF withdrawal. Under the pilot, the EPFO has already connected its around 50 field offices with the central server. In a recent review meeting on digitization in the EPFO, the field formations and Information Services wing has been asked to link all 123 offices with the central server so that subscribers can be provided services online.

Linking Aadhaar to EPF

EPFO has made it mandatory for all subscribers as well as pensioners to submit their Aadhaar number. This will help to link EPF account, pension account, bank account and Aadhaar number which would eventually facilitate providing a host of online facilities to subscribers like online withdrawal and fixation of pension.

March 31 deadline

The body has recently extended the deadline for submitting Aadhaar for its subscribers and pensioners till March 31, 2017. Seeding of Aadhaar number with the EPF, pension and bank accounts is required for settling claims online to reduce public interface for bringing in more transparency. Aadhaar Must For EPF, Deadline Is March 31