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EPFO portal errors show wrong service history for employees
The EPFO portal, after a major IT system migration, is showing incorrect service histories for many subscribers, including overlapping employment records, missing companies, and wrong joining dates. Livemint reports that these errors…
The Story in Brief
The EPFO portal, after a major IT system migration, is showing incorrect service histories for many subscribers, including overlapping employment records, missing companies, and wrong joining dates. Livemint reports that these errors can delay PF transfers, withdrawals, EPS service calculation, and background checks by new employers.
Employees should immediately verify that all past and current PF accounts are linked under one active Universal Account Number (UAN) via the UMANG app. They must also cross-check joining and exit dates against official documents, review monthly PF contributions in their passbook, and confirm KYC details. To correct errors, members with UANs issued before October 1, 2017, must submit an online joint declaration with employer approval; if the employer is unavailable, a physical declaration can be filed with the EPFO office.
The Indian Opinion
While the EPFO's tech upgrade was meant to improve efficiency, stories of tangled service records undermine trust in the system. It is too easy to blame employees for not updating KYC or sharing UANs, the onus is on EPFO to ensure seamless data migration. A single test will reveal the real scale of the problem: how many of the 7 crore-plus active members have had to file a complaint since the migration?
Source: livemint.com
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