EPFO: Has your EPF account become doormat, activate it like this sitting at home

EPF Account Activation: Direct investment from salary in the Employee Provident Fund (EPF), a scheme that provides money to employees at the time of retirement. In which often after leaving the job or going abroad or due to death, if no investment is made in EPF for 3 years or more, the account becomes doormat. But if it is active then the deposited amount can be withdrawn. Besides, you can also avail the benefit of retirement with certain conditions.

However, EPF account holders can easily unblock their account by visiting the official website. Recently EPFO ​​has implemented a new SOP for unblocking EPF account. According to the SOP, before unblocking the EPF account, the user has to check whether his KYC information is updated or not. This means that the identity of the account holder and documents like Aadhaar card, PAN card and bank account details are verified. Here we are telling you how you can unblock your EPF account after KYC update.

Follow these steps to unblock EPF account

1. Visit the official website of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) www.epfindia.gov.in.
2. Log in to the account using the credentials.
3. Then, go to 'Help Desk'.
4. Click on Doormat Account Help.
5. You need to follow the instructions given on the website to verify your identity.

EPF account holders can withdraw their EPF online and offline. People can check their EPF balance online by visiting the official portal or on Umang App. People can check their balance, EPF passbook etc. on the portal of Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).