How to complete e-nomination process of your PF account? A step-by-step guide here

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recently made e-nomination mandatory for PF accounts. As per the announcement, if the user does not file the e-nomination in EPFO, they will not be able to check their PF Account balance.

Interest rate on Employees' Provident Fund deposits was 8.1 per cent for 2021-22.

How To Submit e-Nomination in EPFO?
EPFO members can submit e-nomination via the EPFO portal by following the below-mentioned steps. 

• Go to epfindia.gov.in and select 'Service'
• To access the Member UAN/ Online Service, select the 'For Employees' option and click on 'Member UAN/ Online Service'
• Sign in using your EPFO UAN and password
• Now, select the ‘E-nomination’ option under the ‘Manage’ Tab
• Below the ‘Provide Details’ tab that must have appeared on the screen, click on ‘Save’
• Now, click on ‘Yes’ to update the family declaration
• Now add the details of the family member in the e-nomination form by clicking on ‘Add Family Details’. More than one nominee can also be added
• Click on ‘Nomination Details’ to declare the total amount of share.
• Next, click on ‘Save EPF Nomination’
• Last but not least, click on 'E-sign' to generate OTP and submit it to the mobile number linked to Aadhaar.
• The e-nomination process is now complete.

EPFO assigns each employee a 12-digit number referred to as a UAN. UAN allows a member to link multiple EPF accounts (member IDs) to one person. EPFO offers a wide range of online services that require employees to activate their UAN at the UAN portal.

(With Inputs from PTI)