The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Friday issued new norms related to Aadhaar submission for certain employees for claim settlements. The authority said that some classes of employees don’t have to seed Aadhaar for the settlement of their physical claims.
In a circular dated November 29, 2024, the body said that some exceptions have been put in place for select employees, reported Livemint. Typically, EPFO subscribers are required to seed their UAN (Universal Account Number) to Aadhaar for managing their claims.
As per the new circular, the categories of workers exempted from this requirement are international workers who have left India after finishing their assignments but failed to obtain Aadhaar, Indian workers who have permanently migrated to a foreign nation and obtained citizenship without having an Aadhaar, or Nepal citizens and subjects of Bhutan who come under the definition of employee and work and are included in the list of an establishment covered under the EPF&MP Act, however, they don’t reside in India and don’t own an Aadhaar.
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These employees don’t need to furnish Aadhaar for settling their claims. They are required to provide alternative identification like a passport for international workers or citizenship identification certificate/document for Nepalese and and Bhutanese workers.
The authorities would also need PAN and bank accounts to analyse the eligibility for these benefits.
In the circular, the EPFO highlighted that due diligence is needed in such cases and approval to process these could be obtained from the OIC in an e-office file to be maintained for this purpose.
For due diligence, officials can check the bank accounts in all cases and a confirmation can be received from the employer only if the balance surpasses Rs 5 lakh.
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