EPF Withdrawal under Covid-19

Employee Provident Fund Organization has released a new circulation on 28.03.2020 in concordance of pandemic Covid-19.

The employees working in establishments and factories across entire India, who are members of the EPF Scheme, 1952, are eligible for the benefits of non-refundable advance under the sub-para (3) of Para 68L which has come into force from 28.03.2020.

  

under this provision  an employee can apply for the non refundable advance through the online portal by selecting the  purpose as "Outbreak of pandemic (COVID-19)" through  his login credentials  

 Eligibility:

1. UAN should be activated.

 2. Verified Aadhaar should be linked with UAN 

3. Bank Account with IFSC code should be seeded with UAN  

Eligible Amount:

Employee can claim 75% of his 3 months of  PF Wages or  total EPF contribution amount of Employee share-12% & Employer Share -3.67%  (not included EPS- 8.33% Contribution) which is less.

Source from: Employee Provident Fund Organization