EPFO’s big decision! Now PF claim will not be dismissed at a minor difference in date of birth, millions of employees get relief

The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has given a major relief to its millions of shareholders. Now your application will not be rejected if there is a slight difference in the date of birth during the Provident Fund (PF) extract, transfer or any other claim. EPFO has issued an important circular in this regard, which would benefit millions of employees who had a slight difference in the date of birth recorded in the EPFO ​​record and Aadhaar card.

What is the new rule?
According to new instructions:

• If EPFO ​​records and in your Aadhaar card recorded date Difference of up to three years Even if your claim will be processed and will not be rejected. This means that if there is a difference of only a few days, months or even one or two years, then there is nothing to worry.

• EPFO will now consider the date of birth recorded in the Aadhaar card to be primary and correct, provided that this difference is within the three -year limit.

• For this, necessary changes will be made in the EPFO ​​system so that claims are not rejected automatically in such cases.

What was the problem earlier?
Earlier, if there was a slight difference between the date of birth recorded in an employee’s EPFO ​​account and the date of birth in the Aadhaar card, then his PF claim was often stuck or dismissed. Employees had to visit a lot of offices to get it fixed and many types of documents had to be submitted, which had a lot of time and trouble. Many times people could not withdraw their right money on time due to this.

What is the purpose of this decision?
The main objective of this move of EPFO ​​is to make the claim settlement process easier and faster. This will not only save the time of the employees but also reduce the workload from the EPFO. This is a commendable step towards ‘Ease of Living’ (making life smooth).

What to do if the difference is more than three years?
If the difference in your date of birth is more than three years, then you may have to follow the procedure as before to get it fixed. For this, you have to contact your employer and EPFO ​​office and submit the necessary documents.

This decision is certainly a major relief for millions of PF shareholders, who were disturbed due to minor mistakes in the date of birth.