If you are starting your first job, then you need to take care of immediate things related to Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO. This will keep your job going on without any hassle and trouble. There are some things about EPF account, on which you should pay attention as soon as you join the job. Come, let’s know here what you should do.
Follow these things
- Whenever you join the job whether the company is covered in EPFO and whether you will get the benefit of EPF or not.
- If the EPF Act is applicable on the company and your salary is up to Rs 15,000, then you will be compulsorily made members of EPF, EDLI and Pension Scheme.
- If your salary is more than Rs 15,000, then you can become a member of EPF with the consent of the employer.
- Fill carefully by asking for Form 11 from your HR. All details should be matched with Aadhaar and other Pranana letters, remember that there is no spelling mistake.
- Attach a copy of Aadhaar, PAN card and bank passbook with Form 11. Enter the same mobile number which is link to Aadhaar.
- Your universal account number ie UAN will generate only when verified by Aadhaar data. In the bank account, the spelling of the name should be the same as it is in Aadhaar.
- The bank account is seeded so that you get your EPF money safely.
- PAN number is needed for income tax related compliance, so also enter it.
- After submission of Form 11 to the employer, the employer will generate your UAN number and member ID, in which your EPF will be deposited.
- You must take your EPF member ID and UAN from your HR and activate it by visiting the EPFO website www.epfindia.gov.in.
- With this, you will be able to see your passbook and will be able to take all services including claims online.
- Activate the UAN and after activation, you log in to the members portal and check your KYC carefully.
- Also see that there is no mistake in your date of joining date. In case of any error, get the joint declaration correct through the process.
- You can go to the member portal every month and watch your passbook and make sure that your EPF is being deposited.
- By the way, SMS is also sent by EPFO to your registered mobile number when EPF is deposited.
- To solve any problem, you can contact your HR and if needed, you can also file your complaint on EPF IGMS.
- Know here, wherever you change your job after your first job, your new employer will generate your new member ID on the same UAN and contribute in it.
- Only one UAN of a member of EPFO is released, while the member ID turns when the company changes.
- Every EPFO member should download the Umang app of the Government of India on its registered mobile, because in this app you can get all the services of EPF.
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