How employers can get registered for e-sign to expedite all EPF related work of employees
If you are an employer and working remotely amid the lockdown restrictions, then this information will be of interest to you. As an employer, you will be required to perform important functions related to the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) accounts of your employees including KYC attestation, transfer claim attestation etc
If you are an employer and working remotely amid the lockdown restrictions, then this information will be of interest to you. As an employer, you will be required to perform important functions related to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) accounts of your employees including KYC attestation, transfer claim attestation etc.
This can be done online by the authorised person of an employer using his digital signature or Aadhaar based e-Sign on EPFO portal. This ensures seamless online service to the members. In case, you are not aware of this facility, know about it and also know how to register for the e-sign or Digital Signature Certificate (DSC).
Know how to register e-Sign of the authorised signatory:
In order register e-Sign of the authorised signatory, the employer is required to provide virtual id and basic details (Name, DOB, and Gender) of the authorised signatory. The system will verify the basic details from Aadhaar database. If details match, request letter for registration of authorised signatory will be generated.
Mail the duly signed letter to the concerned Regional Office. Following is the brief process flow:
- Login to Employer Interface of Unified Portal of EPFO
- Then go to Establishment and select DSC/e-Sign
- After this, click on e-Sign
- Now, enter Virtual ID and basic details of the authorised signatory
- Click on view DSC/e-Sign registration at the top on right hand side
- Now click on ‘Generate Request Letter’
- Mail the request letter to the concerned regional office
- Once the regional office approves the request, the authorised signatory will be able to use the e-Sign for various tasks like KYC attestation, transfer claim approval etc.
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Role of EPFI in e-Sign approval:
One time approval from Regional Offices of EPFO is required for using DSC or e-Sign. The employers are required to send one time registration request to regional offices for approval, duly signed by the employer.
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