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News India Live, Digital Desk: If you work and your PF (Provident Fund) gets cut, then this news is for you only. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has made 5 major and important changes in its rules in the year 2025, which will directly benefit crores of employees of the country.
These changes are not only making the process of withdrawing money faster and easier than before, but are also eliminating the hassle of transfer when changing jobs. Let us understand these new rules one by one in simple language.
1. Auto-Settlement: No more waiting for weeks, not hours!
This is the biggest and most relieving change. First if you have any important work like Medical emergency, children’s education, marriage or buying a house. If you had to withdraw money from PF, you had to wait for a long time.
- What changed? EPFO has further improved the facility of ‘Auto-Mode Settlement’. If all your KYC documents are correct and bank details are updated, your claim will be passed automatically by the computer. For this, there will be no need for manual approval from any officer, due to which the money will reach your bank account directly in a few hours or minutes. The limit for withdrawal of advance under this facility has also been increased from ₹ 50,000. ₹1,00,000 Has been done.
2. Automatic PF Transfer: Change job, no tension!
This was a big problem for employed people. Every time there was a change of job, one had to fill forms and put in a lot of effort to get the PF balance of the old company transferred to the account of the new company.
- What changed? Now this process is completely automatic Has occurred. As soon as you join the new company, your old PF balance will be automatically transferred to the new PF account. Now you do not need to submit any separate request or fill the form.
3. ‘Digital’ facility for pensioners
EPFO has also made the work easier for those employees who have retired.
- What changed? Now all pensioners can submit their pension payment order (PPO). ‘DigiLocker’ But you can easily view and download it. With this, they will not have to make frequent trips to the office and their important documents will remain safe in digital form.
4. Clears the way for increased pension under EPS-95
After an important decision of the Supreme Court, a ray of hope has also arisen for those employees who had retired before September 1, 2014.
- What changed? Now such eligible employees can also apply for the benefit of increased pension. EPFO has made the process clear and simple for this.
5. Importance of UAN increased further
EPFO has once again emphasized how important it is for all employees to have their Universal Account Number (UAN) active and KYC updated.
- What changed? Almost all online facilities related to PF, like viewing passbook, withdrawing or transferring money, are now completely dependent on UAN. Therefore, ensure that your UAN is linked to your Aadhaar, PAN and bank account.
Overall, all these changes have been made to make the life of PF account holders easier by using technology and to provide them a better and faster service.
