It is very important to have a good retirement fund to meet the needs of post-retirement. The amount of PF for salaried employees helps to meet their post-retirement needs. But there are times in life when pf money needs to be cleared. An employee can withdraw from his PF account at the time of marriage or education of children or any other kind of medical emergency to buy or build a house. It is very easy to withdraw from the PF account. You can also make withdrawals from PF Account through online sitting at home. So let’s step by step know what the process is.
Step 1. First you have to log in to the unified member portal of EPFO by entering your UAN , password and captcha code.
Step 2. Now you need to go to the Online Services tab and click on the ‘Claim(Form-31, 19, 10C & 10D)’ option here.
Step 3. Now a new page will come openly on the screen. Here you need to enter the linked bank account number from your UAN and click on ‘Verify’.
Step 4. Thereafter, after confirming the bank account information, you will have to confirm the terms and conditions stated by EPFO.
Step 5. Now you need to click on the Proceed For Online Claim option.
Step 6. Now you need to choose the reason for withdrawal from PF Account from the list on the screen. In this list you will see the only options you are eligible for.
Step 7. Now you need to enter your full address and upload a scanned copy of the cheque or bank passbook.
Step 8. Now you need to click on Get Aadhaar OTP while checking the terms and conditions.
Step 9. You will then get OTP on your mobile number linked with Aadhaar.
Step 10. You have to enter this OTP and then click submit.
In this way, your request for withdrawal from PF Account will be recorded on the portal. Please visit the portal check the status. Money will be transferred to your account after the claim is passed.
