Employer's PF contribution will stop if you don't do this linkage
Employee Provident Fund Organisation members will not get Covid 19 advances, insurance benefits, and many other facilities from September 1.
From September 1, Aadhaar has to be mandatorily linked with each and every Employee Provident Fund (EPF) account. If it is not done, the employer’s contribution to the EPF account would stop. The deadline to complete the linkage of Aadhaar with the account was earlier set on June 1, which was later extended to September 1 by EPFO. They would be unable to file electronic challan cum return (ECR) for EPF accounts that are not seeded with Aadhaar.
Those who do not link their 12-digit Aadhaar number with their PF accounts will also lose out on services like availing Covid-19 advances and insurance benefits linked to PF accounts.
On June 1, EPFO sent a message to every concerned person and made it clear that Aadhaar seeding is mandatory for all EPF accounts. But later they have extended the date to another three months to September 1.
EPFO also directed the employers to get the UAN of all EPF account holders’ Aadhaar verified.
EPFO statement
“Dear Employer, with the coming into force of section 142 of the Code on Social Security, 2020, the ECR shall be allowed to be filed only for those members, whose Aadhaar numbers are seeded and verified with the UANs,” said EPFO.
On the other hand, EPFO has also notified that the last date of implementation for filing ECR electronic challan cum receipt (or PF return) with Aadhaar verified UANs was extended to September 1, 2021, and it said that employers, who have linked their PF UAN, can only file ECR.
Aadhaar can be seeded online, through the ‘Umang’ mobile app or by OTP verification. It generally takes 2-3 minutes.
Process
Visit https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/
Click on the e-KYC option under the ‘Manage’ section. Then enter your Aadhaar number and your name as per your Aadhaar card.
Your Aadhaar will be validated by UIDAI once you save the details. It will take a minute or two.
Then the system will automatically link your Aadhaar with your EPF account once your KYC document has been validated from both ends.
Link by OTP
Log in at www.epfindia.gov.in/eKYC/.
Enter the UAN and registered mobile number.
Click on the ‘Generate OTP’ option.
Enter the OTP in the required field and select gender.
Enter your Aadhaar card number and select the ‘Aadhaar Verification’ method.
Select the ‘Use Mobile or E-mail-based verification’ option. Another OTP will come to your mobile number or email as per your selection.
Now enter that OTP and your EPF and Aadhaar seeding process is complete.
Through ‘Umang’ app
Install the ‘Umang’ app and open the app with OTP or MPIN.
Now go to the ‘All Services Tab’ and select ‘EPFO’.
Click on ‘e-KYC services’ under the EPFO section.
Now select the ‘Aadhaar Seeding’ option under the ‘e-KYC services’ section.
Enter your UAN and click on ‘Get OTP’. You will get an OTP on your registered mobile number.
Verify the OTP and enter your Aadhaar details.
Again, an OTP will be sent to your mobile number.
Click ‘Confirm’ and ‘Submit’. Your Aadhaar will be linked to your UAN once this process is completed within a minute.