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EPFO New Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPF Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO Claim Settlement Rules 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO Claim Settlement Rules

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPF Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO New Claim Settlement Rules

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO New Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPFO Claim Settlement Rules Effective April 1, 2025

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken several steps in the last 1-2 years to simplify the claims settlement process for PF account holders. The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, recently highlighted these steps in a written reply to various queries in the Rajya Sabha.

You should know about these changes going into the new financial year 2025-26, starting from April 1, 2025:

1. Enhanced auto claim settlement: For auto mode processing of advance claims, the amount limit has been increased to ₹1 lakh. Moreover, in addition to illness/hospitalisation advances, the advances for housing, education, and marriage have also been enabled through auto mode processing.

According to the minister, 60% of advance claims are now processed in auto mode. Moreover, these auto-mode claims are processed within three days.

In the current financial year, EPFO has settled 2.16 crore auto-claims till March 6, 2025. In 2023-24, only 89.52 lakh claims were settled in auto mode.

2. Simplified correction process: The minister said that the member details correction process has been simplified. Now, members having Aadhaar-verified UANs can make corrections in their IDs themselves, without any EPFO interventions.

Currently, around 96% of corrections are being done without any EPF office intervention, she said.

3. Simplified PF transfer: Now, there is no need for the employer’s attestation of Aadhaar-verified UANs in PF transfer claim requests. The minister said that currently, only 10% of transfer claims require member and employer’s attestation.

4. No need to submit cheque leaf: There is no need to submit a cheque leaf with the claim form now. The requirement for submitting a cheque-leaf with the claim form has also been relaxed for KYC-compliant UANs meeting prescribed criteria,” the minister said.

5. Guidance on ineligible claims: The minister said that certain upfront validations have been developed by EPFO to guide members about eligibility/admissibility of claims. This has been done to ensure that members do not file ineligible claims

The EPFO is now receiving over 99.31% claims in online mode, without any requirement to visit the field office. In FY 2024-25 as on March 6, 2025, 7.14 crore claims were filed in online mode.

Apart from the above, the EPFO is further simplifying the claim settlement process with centralisation of member databases under CITES 2.01. Additionally, as part of EPFO 3.0, stakeholder consultations have been held for transforming EPFO into a “future-ready, member-centric, and a technology-driven organisation,” the minister said.

EPF New Rules for claim processing

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, has announced a significant change vide circular No: WSU/E- 49885/1333 dated 28th May, 2024 regarding the mandatory uploading of cheque leaf images for claim processing. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPF) has announced that it has relaxed the requirement of mandatory uploading of the image of cheque leaf, attested bank passbook for certain eligible cases.

EPFO eases the requirement to upload image of a cheque leaf and an attested bank passbook. This move will help to expedite the settlement of claims filed online and reduce the number of claims that are rejected.

Purpose:

This will help to expedite the settlement of claims filed online and reduce the number of claims that are rejected because the image of the cheque leaf/attested bank passbook was not uploaded when the claim was filed online.

Process for online claim submission:

“According to the EPFO circular dated May 28, 2024, “With a view to facilitate the speedy settlement of claims filed online and to reduce the rejection of claims due to the reason of non-uploading of the image of cheque leaf/ attested bank passbook while filing claims online, it has been decided with the approval of the CPFC to relax the requirement of mandatory uploading of the image of cheque leaf/ attested bank passbook for certain eligible cases based on certain validations which include Online Verification of the Bank KYC by concerned Bank/NPCI, Verification of Bank KYC by the employer using DSC, Seeded Aadhaar Number verified by UIDAI among others.”

In all such cases, the following message is displayed in the last part of the PDF of the claim.

This new relaxation has been deployed in the Field Office application on 09/05/2024 and an email notification on this had also been sent to all ZOs on 13/May/2024.

The claims being eligible for this relaxation would be soon color coded for ease of identification of such claims by the Dealing Hands to prevent any inadvertent returning of such claims due to the reason of NON uploading of the image of the cheque leaf/bank passbook, alone.

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