The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) made changes to standard operating procedure (SOP) for securing joint declarations for correcting mistakes in members’ and employers’ Universal Account Number (UAN) profiles, along with the manner of adjustments to be pursued by field offices. Are you in need to introduce changes related to your name, address, or other vital information that you desire to make to your EPF account? You need not worry any longer. You will be able to introduce these changes by just filling a joint declaration form online. It is known as “joint” because it is combined where employee and employer sign to introduce changes.
What Is Joint Declaration Form? It is an Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) form that has been used for modifying Provident Fund (PF) member information. The combined form needs to be signed by employee and employer and required to be submitted to the regional PF commissioner to update inaccurate information filled in the employees’ PF accounts.
Changes to SOP: According to the SOP amendment notification issued by EPFO on March 11, 2024, applicant can now submit Aadhaar card of the member bearing father/mother’s name, PAN card, 10th or 12th marksheet bearing father/mother’s name and driving license at the time of applying to introduce changes to their parents’ names.
What Documentary Proof You Will Need?
All big and small corrections requests must be supported by documentary proof. If it is a minor change, at least two documents would be required from the list of documents attached in Annexure-I with relevant parameters of change. If there are major changes, at least three documents would be required to be submitted by the applicant from the list of documents attached in Annexure-I with respect to the particular parameters in those changes.
What Changes Can Be Made?
To make changes in any of the 11 parameters, you must use joint declaration form. These parameters include DOB, gender, name of mother & father, relationship, marital status, joining date, leaving date, reason for leaving, nationality and Aadhaar number.
You must follow the steps given below:
Visit EPFO website: epfoindia.gov.in
In services you need to click the option ‘For Employees’
After clicking this, new webpage will open: https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/For_Employees.php
You need to visit services section and choose 2nd option namely Member UAN/ online Service
As you choose the option, new webpage will open which is a member interface
To access services, you need to enter UAN, password along with captcha
Choose the option ‘Manage’ on the top ribbon
As you choose drop-down option, you will receive option of ‘joint declaration’
Fill member ID to access details
Here you may upload documents to make changes
After submission of request, it will be shown in the employer login. An email to this effect shall be automatically sent to the employers’ registered e-mail address
Member can get the data rectified for those member accounts that are generated by his current employer.