Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members must file e-nomination through UAN allotted by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), to ensure social security for their family members or nominees.
EPF E-NOMINATION
One should file an e-Nomination for online payment of PF and pension (EPS).
It also ensures insurance of up to Rs 7 lakh for eligible family members under the Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI).
One can update in nomination as per requirements. It will be necessary after marriage.
Self-declaration is sufficient. No documentation or approval is required from employers.
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HOW TO FILE EPF NOMINATION ONLINE
- You need to visit the EPFO website – https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php
- Go to the ‘Services’ section, and click on ‘For Employees’. You will be redirected to another page.
- Then you need to click on ‘Member UAN/Online Service’.
- You need to log in with ‘UAN and Password’.
- You need to select ‘e-Nomination’ under ‘Manage Tab’.
- “Provide Details’ tab will appear on screen and you need to click on ‘Save’.
- Click ‘yes’ to update family declaration.
- One can add more than one nominee by clicking ‘Add family details’.
- Click on ‘Nomination Details’ to declare total amount of share. You need to click on ‘Save EPF Nomination’.
- You need to click ‘E-sign’ to generate OTP. Submit ‘OTP’ sent to a mobile number linked with Aadhaar.
- The e-nomination is now registered with EPFO. After e-nomination, no further physical documents are required.
- Also, one can make online claims.
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PF members must note that EPFO never asks its members to share their personal details like Aadhaar, PAN, UAN, Bank Account or OTP over the phone or on social media.
