PF Withdrawal – Online EPF Withdrawal Complete Procedure

PF Withdrawal – Online EPF Withdrawal Procedure

PF ( Provident Fund ) or EPF is also called the Employee Provident Fund Scheme. It is one where the employees contribute a small portion of their remuneration i.e. 12% of their basic pay every month. A matching amount is contributed by the employer. Such a contribution, together, form a corpus. This is to be used to fund the employee’s retirement. EPF withdrawal by employees can, however, be done earlier itself i.e. during the course of their employment. Such circumstances have been elaborated later in the article.

Read our other articles on PF Claim Status , PF Balance Check, PF Transfer & PF Payment,Budget 2019.

Here, it would be relevant to mention that EPF organisation has made the allotment of UANi.e. the Universal Account Number compulsory for all the employees covered under the PF Act. UAN would be linked to the employee’s EPF account. The UAN remains portable throughout the lifetime of an employee and there is no need to apply for EPF transfer at the time of changing jobs.

EPF WITHDRAWAL

1. When can EPF be withdrawn

One may choose to withdraw EPF completely or partially. EPF can be completely withdrawn under any of the following circumstances:

a. When an individual retires from employment

b. When an individual remains unemployed for a period of 2 months or more. Here, it needs a mention that the fact that the individual is unemployed for more than 2 months has to be certified by a gazetted officer.

Further, complete withdrawal of EPF while switching over from one job to another without remaining unemployed for 2 months or more(i.e. During the interim period between changing jobs), will be against the PF rules and regulations and therefore illegal.

Partial withdrawal of EPF can be done under certain circumstances and subject to certain prescribed conditions which have been discussed in brief below:

Sl No	Particulars of reason for withdrawal	Limit for withdrawal	No of years of service criteria	Other conditions
1	Marriage	Up to 50% of employee’s share of contribution to EPF	7 years	For the marriage of self, son/daughter, brother/sister
2	Education	Upto 50% of employee’s share of contribution to EPF	7 years	For the education of either himself or his children after class 10
3	Purchase of land / purchase or construction of a house	For land – upto 24 times of monthly wages plus Dearness allowance For house – upto 36 times of monthly wages plus Dearness allowance	5 years	The asset i.e. land or the house should be in the name of the employee or spouse or Jointly.
4	Home loan repayment	Upto a maximum of 90 %, from both employee’s contribution and employer contribution in Employee Provident Fund.	10 years	i. The property should be registered in the name of the employee or spouse or jointly ii. Withdrawal permitted subject to furnishing of requisite documents as called for by the EPFO relating to the housing loan availed, iii. The accumulation in the member's PF account (or together with the spouse), including the interest, has to be more than Rs 20,000.
5	Renovation of house	Up to 12 times of the monthly wages	5 years	The property should be registered in the name of the employee or spouse or jointly.
6	A little before retirement	Upto 90% of accumulated balance with interest	Once he reaches 57 years ( as per recent amendment)	For himself

2. Procedure for EPF withdrawal

Broadly, withdrawal of EPF can be done either by:

1. Submission of a physical application for withdrawal
2. Submission of an online application

1. Submission of a physical application

For this, one can download the new composite claim (Aadhar)/ composite claim form (Non-Aadhar) from here :

The new composite claim form (Aadhar) can be filled and submitted to the respective jurisdictionalEPFO office without the attestation of the employer whereas, the new composite claim form (Non-aadhaar) shall be filled and submitted with the attestation of the employer to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office.

One may also note, that in case of partial withdrawal of EPF amount by an employee for various circumstances as discussed in the above table, very recently, the requirement to furnish various certificates has been done away with and the option of self-certification has been introduced for the EPF subscribers.

(For details, you can refer order dated 20.02.2017 of the EPFO by clicking here)

 

2. Submission of an online application

Interestingly, the EPFO has very recently come up with the online facility of withdrawal which has rendered the entire process easier and less time-consuming.

Prerequisite: To apply for withdrawal of EPF online through EPF Portal, make sure that the following conditions are met:

1. UAN (Universal Account Number) is activated and the mobile number used for activating the UAN is in working condition
2. UAN is linked with your KYC i.e. Aadhaar, PAN and bank details along with the IFSC code.

If the above conditions are met, then the requirement of an attestation of the previous employer to carry out the process of withdrawal can be done away with.

Steps to apply for EPF withdrawal online:

Step 1: Go to the UAN portal by clicking here 

Step 2: Login with your UAN and password and enter the captcha.

Step 3: Then, click on the tab ‘Manage’ and select KYC to check whether your KYC details such as Aadhaar, PAN and bank details are correct and verified or not.

Step 4: After the KYC details are verified, go to the tab Online Services’ and select the option ‘Claim (Form-31, 19 & 10C)’ from the drop-down menu.

  Step 5:  The ‘Claim’ screen will display the member details, KYC details and other service details. Enter the last 4 digits of your bank account and click on verify.

Step 6:  Click on “Yes” to sign the certificate of undertaking and then proceed.

Step 7:  Now, click on “Proceed for Online claim”.

Step 8:  In the claim form, select the claim you require i.e full EPF Settlement, EPF Part withdrawal (loan/advance) or pension withdrawal, under the tab ‘I Want To Apply For’. If the member is noteligible for any of the services like PF withdrawal or pension withdrawal, due to the service criteria, then that option will not be shown in the drop-down menu.

Step 9: Then, select “PF Advance (Form 31)” to withdraw your fund. Further provide the purpose of such advance, the amount required and the employee’s address. 

Step 10: Click on the certificate and submit your application.

You may be asked to submit scanned documents for the purpose you have filled the form. The employer will have to approve the withdrawal request and then only you will receive money in your bank account. It takes usually 15-20 days to get the money credited to the bank account. 

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