Many times the name or date of birth in the PF statement is wrong and does not match the information given in the Aadhaar Card. In such a situation, one has to face a lot of difficulties while withdrawing money later.
If you work in a private company, then some part of your salary must be deposited in EPF i.e. Employees’ Provident Fund. This money is deposited in EPFO to secure your future. A good amount of interest is received on this money, due to which a good amount of funds accumulates with you in the long run. But many times the name or date of birth in the PF statement is wrong and does not match the information given in the Aadhaar Card. In such a situation, one has to face a lot of difficulties while withdrawing money later. If there is any wrong information in your PF account, then you can get it corrected right now. Know the method here-
You will have to apply first
If the information given in your PF account does not match with your Aadhaar, then you can get it corrected both online and offline. For this, the employee has to first apply. Then this application is approved by the employer and after this the EPFO officer verifies the correction/changes made in the request and updates the account.
This is the method of online application
Step 1: Go to EPFO Unified Portal, login by entering UAN and password.
Step 2: Select “Manage> Modify Basic Details” on the home page, if your Aadhaar is verified then you cannot edit the details.
Step 3: Fill in the correct details (which are recorded in your Aadhaar card), after this the system will verify it with Aadhaar data.
Step 4: After filling the details, click on “Update Details”, after this the information will be sent to the employer for approval.
The employer will complete the further process
Step 1: The employer can login to EPFO Unified Portal, click on “Member> Details Change Request” and check the changes.
Step 2: The employer will check the information and approve it.
Step 3: After approval, the employer can check the status update.
Step 4: After this the employer will send this request to the EPFO office. Where the field officer will cross check it.
Step 5: After this, the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner will approve the details if they are correct.
How to apply offline
If the employee wants to apply offline, he will have to fill the relevant form and get it filled by the employer and send it to the EPFO office. After this, the field office will update the information after verification.
