EPFO News: Members can replace existing EPF nominee with new one; see step-by-step guide online

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) members must know that they can now change the existing EPF nominee and file a new nomination. In order to do so, the EPFO members will have to follow some simple steps.

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"#EPF Members can file new nomination to change existing EPF/#EPS nomination," a recent tweet from the official Twitter handle of EPFO said.

#EPF Members can file new nomination to change existing EPF/#EPS nomination.

ईपीएफ सदस्य मौजूदा ईपीएफ/ईपीएस नामांकन को बदलने के लिए नया नामांकन दाखिल कर सकते हैं।#EPFO #Services #Pension #ईपीएप #पीएफ #AmritMahotsav @AmritMahotsav pic.twitter.com/sBfHhMjLbp

— EPFO (@socialepfo) March 1, 2022

There are certain benefits involved with filing e-nomination online. These are as follows:

1) Helps in getting provident fund (PF), employee pension scheme (EPS) and Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme (EDLI) benefits easily in case of the death of the member.

2) It also facilitates the nominee to file online claims.

Also, certain documents are required to complete the e-nomination process. These are as follows:

For members - 1) Activated and Aadhaar linked UAN
2) Mobile number to be linked with Aadhaar
3) Updated member profile with photograph and address

For nominee - 1) Scanned photo (JPG format 3.5 cm X 4.5 cm)
2) Aadhaar, bank account number, IFSC code and address

Now, in order to add EPF nominee or to change the existing one with another nominee, an EPFO member has to follow some simple steps. These are as follows:

Step 1: One has to visit the official EPFO website at epfindia.gov.in. Then one has to choose the ' Service' option. Again, one has to choose the 'For Employees' option. Now, one has to click on 'Member UAN/ Online Service (OCS/OTP)

Step 2: Then one has to login with UAN and password

Step 3: Now, one has to select 'E-nomination' under ' Manage Tab'

Step 4: Next 'Provide Details' tab will appear on screen and one has to click on 'Save'

Step 5: One has to click on 'Yes' to update family declaration

Step 6: After this, one has to click 'Add Family Details'. It has to be noted that more than one nominee can be added

Step 7: Now, one has to click 'Nomination Details' to declare the total amount of share. Then one has to click on 'Save EPF Nomination'

Step 8: Finally, one has to click on 'E-sign' to generate OTP and submit the OTP on mobile number linked with Aadhaar

For any queries and doubts, the EPFO members can login to the official website of EPFO at epfindia.gov.in.