A major relief for EPFO members as the government introduces a new feature allowing them to update their personal details without requiring employer approval. Changes such as name, date of birth, and address can now be updated online within hours. Previously, this process was time-consuming and often frustrating, as it had to be done by the employer, making even basic updates a difficult task.

According to Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya, 27 percent of grievances filed by members were related to profile/KYC issues, a number expected to decrease with this new facility.

How Can You Change The Details

To rectify common errors in recording name, marital status and service details during the registration process or later, an employee had to make a request online with supporting documents. The request would have to be verified by the employer and then forwarded to EPFO for approval, a process called joint declaration.

“The EPFO has simplified this process on the EPFO portal by allowing an employee to self-correct most common errors in his personal details without verification by employer and approval by the EPFO if an employee has a valid universal account number (UAN) issued after October 1, 2017, when Aadhaar matching was made compulsory,” the minister said.

Earlier Process

The earlier process used to put huge workload on employers and EPFO even if the employee had already authenticated his identity through the Aadhaar KYC process. This was the reason that triggered ministry to bring in the new reform.

As per the new rule, If the UAN was issued prior to Oct 1, 2017, corrections can be made by the employer without EPFO’s approval. The requirement of supporting document has also been simplified for such cases. Ministry anticipate a reduction of nearly 27% of grievances filed by the members relate to member profile/KYC issues which is expected to significantly reduce now, with the self-correction facility.