A significant modification has been made to the claim settlement guidelines by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). To offer assistance, the organisation has permitted withdrawal in situations where an EPFO member has gone away and the PF account is not connected to his Aadhaar or if there are discrepancies in any of the facts. With the change, nominees could still access the funds from their PF account without providing their Aadhaar data.
According to a recent circular from EPFO, regional administrations were having trouble connecting and confirming the Aadhaar data of deceased EPF members. In this case, payment was not made on time.
Fund claim verification may now be granted physically, according to EPFO, because Aadhaar data cannot be changed after a person passes away. However, doing so requires the approval of regional officials. The deceased’s and the claimants’ memberships will be looked at to stop fraud charges.
Application Of Rules
When a member’s information is accurate in the EPF UAN but inaccurate in the Aadhaar database, these regulations will come into effect. In addition, the candidate will need to go through a different procedure if the information is accurate in UID but inaccurate in UAN.
The Aadhaar can be submitted by the nominee. The nominee’s Aadhaar data will be retained in the system and he will be permitted to sign if a member passes away without inputting them. On the other hand, family members or the dead person’s legal heirs may submit their Aadhaar if they have not added a nominee.
The issues that previously existed were as follows: mismatched information in UAN, deactivation of the Aadhaar number, and inaccurate or technically problematic Aadhaar data.
