EPFO subscriber can take advance from his/her EPF deposits for a few specific purposes. An employee can apply for EPF advance online sitting at the convenience of home.
The EPFO or Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation provides an online facility wherein employees can apply for EPF advance for various purposes, sitting at the convenience of home. An EPFO subscriber can take EPF advance from its EPF deposits for purposes like, purchase/construction of house, repayment of loan, non-receipt of wage for 2 months, for marriage of self/daughter/son/brother, for treatment of family member etc. However, to apply for EPF advance online an employee must have seeded his/her Aadhaar, bank account and PAN number to his UAN.
How to apply for EPF advance online
1) Log in to the EPFO members’ portal using your UAN and password.
2) Go to the ‘Online Services’ tab on the main menu of the home page and select ‘Claim’ to generate an online request for advance.
3)A new page will open showing all your personal details like name, father’s name, date of birth, mobile number, Aadhaar number, PAN number, bank account detail and your date of joining of your company. If you find all the information is correct, click on “Proceed For Online Claim” tab to go ahead with online advance claim.
4) After you click on “Proceed For Online Claim” a new page will open. In the drop-down menu shown against “I want to apply for”, select “PF ADVANCE (FORM-31).
5) You need to fill the purpose for which the advance is required. Click on the drop-down menu where you will be shown all available advance options that you are eligible for. You have to select the kind of advance (i.e non-receipt of wage, illness, natural calamities, power cut, purchase of handicap equipment) that you want to apply for. In the next field, fill the amount you want as advance and give your current address.
6) After you fill the address details, you have to sign the disclosure by clicking on the left hand box on the bottom of the box. Once you click on the box, “Get Aadhaar OTP” tab will be visible on the screen, which need to be clicked for generating an one time password to authenticate the online advance request. You have to enter the OTP in the box provided below and click on “Validate OTP and Submit Claim Form” to complete the online EPF advance application process.
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