The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has simplified the pension claim procedure. It will be operational from April 1, 2016. Under the new procedure, no attestation from employer will be required to avail the service.
However, the simplified procedure can only be used by an EPF member who has an activated Universal Account Number. The EPFO has introduced Simplified Pension Claim Form, 10D (UAN) and single page Pension Payment Order (PPO) under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995.
“The single-page PPO format is simple and more comprehensible to members or pensioners. This attempt is towards the rationalisation and simplification of forms in line with the initiatives of the government,” said the EPFO.
At present, the simplified 10D-UAN claim form is meant to be used only by a member who has an activated Universal Account Number. Other prerequisites are filing of details in Form 11(New), Aadhaar Number and Bank Account details in the UAN portal.
The nominations with Aadhaar numbers should also be available in the UAN portal. Through this form, service to a member can be done directly without any requirement of attestation by the employer. Both the simplified PPO format and claim form will be implemented from April 1, 2016.