Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has revised its procedures to simplify the transfer of Provident Fund (PF) accounts during employment changes. Effective immediately, the requirement to route online transfer claims through either the previous or current employer has been removed in certain cases. These include transfers involving Member IDs linked with the same or different UANs, provided the UANs were issued on or after October 1, 2017, and are Aadhaar-linked. Transfers involving UANs issued before October 1, 2017, are also eligible if linked with Aadhaar and if key details—name, date of birth (DOB), and gender—are consistent across the Member IDs. The new guidelines aim to expedite the transfer process and reduce employer intervention, ensuring smoother transitions for employees. Also Read: EPFO Simplifies PF transfer Process to Enhance Service Delivery and Ensure Ease of Living for members
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
(MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA)
Head Office
Plate A. Ground Floor. Block II, East Kidwai Naaar. New Delhi-110023
Website: www.eptindia.govin, www.epfindia.nic.in
No: WSU/Transfer of Claims/E-52972/2024-25/005
Date: 15/JAN 2025
To
All Addl. CPFC (Zones),
All RPFCs/OlCs (Field Offices),
Sub: Simplification of Transfer of Provident Fund Account- reg.
Madam/Sir,
In order to further simplify the process of transfer of Provident Fund Account of a member on change of employment, the present requirement of routing the online transfer claim through either the past or the present employer has been dispensed with in the following transfer cases with a view to expedite the transfer:-
- Transfers between Member IDs linked with the same UAN, where the UAN was allotted on or after 01/10/2017 and linked with Aadhaar.
- Transfers between Member IDs linked with different UANs, where such UANs were allotted on or after 01/10/2017 and linked with the same Aadhaar.
- Transfers between Member IDs linked with the same UAN, where the UAN was allotted prior to 01/10/2017, is linked with Aadhaar, and the name, date of birth (DOB), and gender are identical across the Member IDs.
- Transfers between Member IDs linked with different UANs, where atleast one of the UANs was allotted prior to 01/10/2017, is linked with the same Aadhaar, and the name, DOB, and gender are identical across the Member IDs.
(This has the approval of CPFC]
Yours sincerely,
C. R. Suchindranath
Addl. CPFC (WSU)
