“On June 15, 2021, EPFO extended the last date to seed the Aadhaar number with UAN from Jto September 1, 2021, for filing the ECR. “Employer can file separate ECR for non-Aadhaar seeded UAN after completion of Aadhaar seeding process,” the regulatory body said. The employer can only file for those employees who have linked their Aadhaar to PF UAN, EPFO said. The retirement body has also updated the filing norms for Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR).
In case if the employee’s EPF account is not Aadhaar verified, it may mean that employer’s contribution shall not be credited into employees’ account (“EPFO June 1 Circular”),” said Raunak Singh, partner, Avitr Legal. EPFO has given employers the responsibility to make employees’ accounts Aadhaar verified. “The employers are asked to ensure the Aadhaar seeding in respect of all the contributory members to enable them to avail uninterrupted services of the EPFO and to avoid any inconvenience. For one, you will stop getting the employer’s contribution if you do not link the accounts. However, there are many consequences you might face if you do not link your UAN with your Aadhaar number. WSU/15(1)2019/ATR/529 dated under reference, it is informed that the date of completing the seeding and verification of Aadhaar with UAN, is hereby extended till and accordingly, the date in Para 1 of the referred Circular dated mentioned as may be read as ,” the EPF said in a circular. “In partial modification of the Circular No.
The EPFO earlier said it will be effective from June this year. The latest date was notified by the EPFO on November 15 this year. The recent change in section 142 of the Code of Social Security 2020 has made it mandatory to link Aadhaar card with the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) account. The previous deadline to link the numbers was August 31, 2021. The deadline has been extended to November 30, 2021. The EPFO has extended the deadline to link Universal Account Number (UAN) with Aadhaar number. The UAN is one of a kind number allotted to each employee, which stay with them forever. On that note, you should also know that it is extremely important to link your Aadhaar card with your Universal Account Number, which is allotted by the EPFO. Retirement body Employees Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO, backed by the government, is a scheme which accumulates a part of the employees salary as well as a certain amount from the employers contribution to disburse it post-retirement.
The Employees Provident Fund or EPF is an indispensable part of any corporate employee’s work life, and there are several things one would like to know about the scheme.
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