Each member of the EPF have many rights as provided under the EPF Act and Scheme.

• Right to membership of PF, Pension and EDLI Schemes for every employee of covered establishment drawing monthly Basic pay and D.A. upto Rs.6500/-
• To receive Annual Statement of Provident Fund account by 30th September of the following year.
• To obtain claim form free of cost from any Provident Fund Office.
• To obtain assistance/guidance from Public Relations Officers

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Claiming of EPF on death of a subscriber


On death of a member, the Provident Fund amount is payable immediately to the nominee/s.

If there is no valid nomination the Provident Fund amount is payable equally to all the eligible members of his family.

If both nominee and ‘family’ members are not applicable the legal heir is eligible to claim the Provident Fund dues of the deceased member.

In such cases the claim is...

Many members repeatedly query how to check EPF balance on-line.

Now i find that there is also such a facility in the Pune EPF office. The link is http://www.epfopune.gov.in/balance.aspx

When one hops from one job to other is it better to withdraw or transfer the EPF amount?

MS BANGA spent 22 years at Hindustan Lever Limited before becoming chairman of the company.

Some of us know about how his loyalty reaped him rich dividends in terms of respect, position, salary, etc. But not many know of the benefit that Banga and other long runners like him have garnered, that of an unbroken Employees' Provident Fund.

Your company PF could build you...

This explains the legal provision which can be used for RTI applications

Some special queries are received regarding settlement of EPF claims in the case of employees of establishments that have unfortunately come under BIFR. This is to clarify the position in such cases.

EPF-FAQ.doc

This is an attempt to give a broad idea about EPF since repeated queries are being raised in this forum on EPF.

An important legal provision guanteeing settlement of claims within 30 days is available under Para 72 (7) of the EPF Scheme as follows:
7) The claims, complete in all respects submitted along with the requisite documents shall be settled and benefit amount paid to the beneficiaries within 30 days from the date of its receipt by the...