Employers attestation not required for UAN based Claim Form No. 31 (UAN). EPFO clarification

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Employees Provident Fund Organization

Ministry of Labour and Employment 

Govt. of India

No. WSU/10(1)2011/Changes in MAP/2078

Dated: 04 Aug, 2016

To

All ACCs (Zones)
All RPFC Incharge of
ROs/SROs.

Sub: UAN based Claim Form No. 31 (UAN) – Instruction on submission of Declaration Form

Ref: (1) Head Office circular of even number dated 01.12.2015 (at Sl. No. 522 of ‘Office orders & circulars’ for 2015-16)
(2) Head Office circular of even number dated 04.12.2015 (at Sl. No. 532 of ‘Office orders & circulars’ for 2015-16)

Sir/Madam,

Please refer to the above said subject.

2. It is clarified that Declaration Form can be accepted in case of UAN based claim form without attestation of the employer. Henceforth, the attestation of employers on the Declaration Form would not be required in case of UAN based Claim Form No. 31(UAN).

3. This has approval of the Central P.F. Commissioner.

 Yours faithfully

(Sanjay Kumar)
RPFC-J (F&A)