PF contributions payment due date extended to 20-01-2017 by a grace period for 5 days for the month of December, 2016

PF contributions payment due date extended to 20-01-2017 by a grace period for 5 days for the month of December, 2016 due to problems on the portal-EPFO

Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan,  14-Bhikaiji Cama Place, New Delhi- 110066

No. WSU/9( 1)2013/Settlement of Claims/26308                                                                       Date: 12.01.2017

To

All ACCs (Zones
All RPFCs-Incharge  of
ROs/SROs

Sub: Payment of contributions & other dues by the employers- Grace period for 5 days for the employers for the month of December, 2016.

Sir/Madam,

Please refer to the above said subject.

2. The Unified Portal of EPFO was made operational on 23rd December, A number of references are being received from the employers highlighting the problems on the portal in upfront allotment of UAN, connectivity issues, login issues, website slowdown/hanging, awareness of new procedures etc. IS Division is making efforts to remove the difficulties and stabilize the unified portal.

3. In view of the above, the competent authority has decided that, as a special case, concession of grace period of 5 days is allowed for the employers to deposit the contribution and other dues for the month of December, 2016 by 20th January,

Yours faithfully

(Jagmohan)
Addl. CPFC-I (F&A)

Copy to:

1. RPFC (NDC) for web upload and SMS & Emails to the employers
2. DD (OL) for Hindi translation