Employees Provident Fund Organisation Chennai www.epfochennai.tn.nic.in : How to become a EPF Member?

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Name of the Organization : Employees Provident Fund Organisation Chennai(epfochennai.tn.nic.in)
Type of Facility : How to become a EPF Member?
Location : Chennai

Website : http://www.epfochennai.tn.nic.in/default.asp

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1) How to become a EPF Member?
You, as your own, can not become an EPF Member. To become an EPF member, you have to work in an establishment which is covered under EPF and MP ACT, 1952.
** If 20 or more employees are working in an establishment, EPFO will cover that establishment.
** If Employer and Employees of an establishment desires, that establishment can voluntarily opt for EPF coverage even if the employees employed therein is less than 20.
** If your establishment is not covered and atleast 20 employees are working in that establishment, you can approach EPFO to cover it.

2) How to withdraw money from EPF?
To withdraw money from EPF Account, you have to either
** Resign or retire from the establishment and apply for settlement of PF in Form-19
** Apply for advance for some admissible purposes

3) How to get Pension?
** If you have attained the age of 50 years or more and
** If you have completed a total service of 10 years or more and
** If you are not getting any other EPF Pension

Then you have to apply in Form-10D at the EPF Office where you last worked through your last employer.

If you want to draw pension from a different place, you have to furnish appropriate Bank / Post Office address in the application form.

Pension is distributed through Post Offices or through some designated banks only (eg : Indian Bank, SBI, Indian Overseas Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI and UTI Bank )

4) How to Settle EPF Account ?
** You have to resign or retire from the establishment and apply for settlement of PF in Form-19. If the exit is before 55 years of age, the member should not work in any covered establishment for a period of 2 months from the exit date.
** If the member dies, Family members/Nominee have to apply in Form-20 for settlement of PF (In case of death, apply in From-10D and Form-5IF for Pension and EDLI also)

5) How to transfer my account / What to do if I join another establishment?
You have to apply in From-13(R) through the NEW Employer at the EPF Office from which transfer is sought clearly stating New and Old EPF Numbers. You have to obtain new EPF Number from your New Employer. New EPF Number will be allotted by New Employer, not by EPFO.

About us:
Our mission is to extend the reach and quality of publicly managed old-age income security programs through consistent and ever-improving standards of compliance and benefit delivery in a manner that wins the approval and confidence of Members in our methods, fairness, honesty and integrity, thereby contributing to the economic and social well-being of Members.

Contact us:
Employees Provident Fund Organisation
37, Royapettah High Road,
Chennai – 600014.

[Guest]

I am Madhusudhan. To get my Pension EPFO to IOB, Madipakkam which is nearer my residence. Now is the time of submission of Life Certificate. Currently I am getting my pension through IOB, Rengarajapuram Branch, as I was then residing at West Mambalam. But right 2009 April, I am at Madipakkam. Please do the needful.

@Madhusudhan:
You may contact the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, Chennai region for getting pension details.

[Guest]

Please explain wages definition under PF Act. What are the allowances to be included under wages?

You can get the basic wages details in the below link
http://www.epfochennai.tn.nic.in/pdf/wages.pdf

[Guest]

My EPF number is TN/30139/0376. I have retired in 31.12.2011. My pension has not been issued. Please give me the status.

You can check your PF claim status in the below link using Employee PF Account Number.
http://epfoservices.in/homepage_claim_status_new.php

[Guest]

I have received a letter ref TN/RO/CHN/Pension/Claim Return/2012 from your office saying that Discrepency observed . Kindly clarify.
A. Ramakrishnan. WB/CAL/11138/808

I am A.Arunachalam now working in a pvt company. My EPFO member Id is TN/84262/41. Is it correct?

Contact the authority.

[Guest]

How many years service is required to be eligible to receive pension?

Minimum 10 years eligible service will entitle for pension.

[Unregistered]

If employee has reached age of 50 years, what does he has to do to receive monthly pension?

As and when he is quitting the employment, they can apply for reduced monthly pension.

[Unregistered]

I am K. Ramachandran. Whether EPF (Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952) is come under Recognised Provident Fund. Kindly clarify since the informtion is required for income tax calculation. I appreciate for your early reply.

@Ramachandran:
The Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952

Get Details Here

[Unregistered]

I Shivangouda Patil, I have not received the PF amount past 6 months from the date of resignation, please give me the status of my PF amount, my PF account number is TN/52711/9036.

@Shivangouda Patil:
Know Your Claim Status Here
http://www.epfindia.gov.in/ClaimStatus_New.html