Aadhaar numbers sought

 The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has requested the employers to furnish the Aadhaar numbers of their existing PF subscribers to embed the information in the bank accounts of beneficiaries.  

The schemes of the EPFO involving transfer of benefits to beneficiaries have been identified for implementation of direct cash transfers from January 1, 2013. 

The Organisation has asked the employers to maintain the information in excel format till the facility to capture/upload information on employer portal is made available.

 It has also requested the employers to furnish the core banking account number of all the contributing members.