The Employee Provident Fund or PF is a perquisite given to the employees over and above their basic salary, which can help them after their retirement, or at the time of any mishappening or emergency.

The PF beneficiary will not be able to access the Employer Portal of EPFO and view his PF status unless he has gone through the PF registration process.

This scheme is applicable to all companies or business establishments which employ over 20 or more employees.

A retired employee, an employee who is migrating abroad for permanent settlement, apprentice or interns, etc. are excluded from this scheme.

An employer is responsible for depositing the entire amount which is deducted from the employees’ salaries as well as they have to pay the employer’s contribution.

The nominee receives the pension in case of the death of the pension member.

The facility for checking the status of your UAN is available on the unified portal at https://dcmsme.gov.in/howtosetup/ grgxx01x.html

Without PF registration, an employee can't view his PF status on the EPFO portal and also he won't be able to claim any PF amount.

Yes, the EPFO being a Governmental Organization comes under the RTI Act. You can file RTI for EPFO at www.onlinertiapplication.com

Currently, any PF withdrawals are credited directly into the beneficiary’s bank account.

In such a case, the contribution is calculated on the basis of the wages paid in a calendar month.

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UAN stands for Universal Account Number. The UAN will act as an umbrella for the multiple Member Ids allotted to an individual by different establishments. The idea is to link multiple Member Identification Numbers (Member Id) allotted to a single member under single Universal Account Number. This will help the member to view details of all the Member Identification Numbers (Member Id) linked to it. If a member is already allotted Universal Account Number (UAN) then he / she is required to provide the same on joining new establishment to enable the employer to in-turn mark the new allotted Member Identification Number (Member Id) to the already allotted Universal Identification Number (UAN).

Yes, out of a total 12% EPF contribution of the employer, 8.33% is deposited to the Employee pension scheme (EPS) that can be withdrawn on the retirement of an employee.

An entity can be registered up to 3authorised signatory by updating its DSC on the EPFO portal. Such DSC is required to be updated to verify the KYC documentation online & for completing the PF claim online.

Out of the total employer’s contribution of 12%, about 8.33% is converted to the Employees' Pension Scheme, where the rest amount of 3.67% is converted into the EDLI account.