The EPF/EPS e-nomination can be filed by the EPFO members online. The EPFO members can login to the official website of EPFO at epfindia.gov.in.
How to Submit EPF/ EPS e-Nomination Online: Ensuring social security to one’s family is of utmost importance. The members of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) can file the nomination for Employee Provident Fund (EPF) also referred to as Provident Fund (PF) and Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) online digitally. The EPFO members can login to the official EPFO website at epfindia.gov.in in case of any query.
The EPFO has recently tweeted from its official Twitter handle informing its members about filing nomination online. The tweet said, “Members should file e-Nomination today to provide #SocialSecurity to their families. Follow these easy steps to file EPF/EPS nomination #digitally.”
How to file e-nomination online for EPF/EPS?
In order to submit EPF/EPS nomination digitally, one has to follow some simple steps. They are as follows:
Step 1: One has to visit the official EPFO website at epfindia.gov.in. Then one has to choose the ‘ Service’ option. Again, one has to choose the ‘For Employees’ option. Now, one has to click on ‘Member UAN/ Online Service (OCS/OTP)
Step 2: Then one has go login with UAN and password
Step 3: Now, one has to select ‘E-nomination’ under ‘ Manage Tab’
Step 4: Next ‘Provide Details’ tab will appear on screen and one has to click on ‘Save’
Step 5: One has to click on ‘Yes’ to update family declaration
Step 6: After this, one has to click ‘Add Family Details’. It has to be noted that more than one nominee can be added
Step 7: Now, one has to click ‘Nomination Details’ to declare the total amount of share. Then one has to click on ‘Save EPF Nomination’
Step 8: Finally, one has to click on ‘E-sign’ to generate OTP and submit the OTP on mobile number linked with Aadhaar
One must note that after this process, the e-nomination will be registered with EPFO. After e-nomination, there is no need to send any documents to employer or ex-employer.
What are the benefits of EPF?
The EPFO members must be aware of the various benefits of the EPF scheme. They are as follows:
1) Accumulation plus interest upon retirement, resignation, death.
2) Partial withdrawals allowed for specific expenses such as house construction, higher education, marriage, illness and others
What are the benefits of EPS?
Now, the benefits under EPS scheme are as follows:
1) Monthly benefits for superannuation/ retirement, disability, survivor, widow (er), children
2) Amount of pension based on average salary during the preceding 12 months from the date of exit and total years of employment
3) Minimum pension on disablement
4) Past service benefits to participants of erstwhile Family Pension Scheme
For further details, one can login to the official website of EPFO at epfindia.gov.in.
