EPFO advises pensioners to avail online services rather than visiting offices amid COVID -19 outbreak

New Delhi, Mar 21 (KNN) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has asked it's pensioners to refrain from visiting the office and avail online services offered by EPFO.

''In view of Government of India guidelines to contain spreading of COVID-19, Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) advises it members, pensioners and employers to avail various online services offered by EPFO, from the comfort of their homes, and to avoid visiting EPFO offices,'' EPFO said in a statement.

The EPFO also said that most of the services are available online adding that ''an employee can generate his/her own Universal Account Number (UAN), activate his/her UAN and seed it with Aadhaar, PAN, Bank Account and mobile number (KYC seeding).''

''Employee can also make nominations, view balance in the passbook, update his/her date of exit, transfer his/her account from unexempted to exempted establishment and vice-versa.  Employees have been  further empowered to raise claims online for Provident Fund advances or final withdrawal; pension or  Insurance benefits (EDLI) and receive payment of PF/Pension/Insurance benefits directly in his/her bank account,'' EPFO added.

A pensioner can download his/her Pension Payment Order (PPO) or preserve it in Digilocker; know his PPO number with the help of his/her bank account number or UAN and view passbook.  Pensioners can also update Jeevan Praman (Digital Life Certificate) online any time of the year, said EPFO.

According to EPFO, employers can register their establishments under EPF & MP Act, 1952 and obtain establishment ID; make payment of EPF and allied dues through RTGS/NEFT and submit Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR). Employers have also been facilitated to avail e-inspections of their establishments.

''In case employees, employers and pensioners have any grievance they can get them resolved online through EPFigms portal.  The details of these services and facilities are available at www.epfindia.gov.in.

''These facilities are available also on UMANG App. of Government of India, so one can access these online services from his/her mobile too on UMANG App,'' said EPFO.

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