As you may be aware, the EPFO has launched an online EPF claim facility during the month of May (2017). This is a great initiative by the EPFO. This online PF withdrawal facility is beneficial for both PF subscribers and employees of EPFO.
Besides the online EPF withdrawal facility, an EPF subscriber (employee) can also submit his/her offline PF claims through new Composite Claim Forms.
However, it has been observed that the online EPF withdrawal facility has often been shut down for maintenance activities, due to which the employees are unable to withdraw PF online.
One of my blog reader’s has suggested an another alternative for making online EPF withdrawals i.e, through Govt’s UMANG App.
UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) is envisaged to make e-governance ‘mobile first’. It is developed by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD).
UMANG is one single mobile APP for availing various government (central/state) services online. It is expected that the app will soon integrate almost 200 government services by 2019. You can download this single mobile app instead of multiple apps for each department and can easily avail many Govt services at your finger tips.
As of now, you can find very popular services related to EPFO, PAN, NPS, Aadhaar, Passport, AICTE, CBSE, Pathshala, GST, HP Gas, Bharat Gas, Indane Gas, PMAY, DigiLocker, National Scholarships etc., on UMANG.
UMANG app has an exclusive tab for EPFO related services. It offers both employer and employee-centric services. Under employee services option, you can avail below services;
Below are the pre-requisites to make online EPF claims through UMANG app;
Let’s now discuss the EPF withdrawal process through UMANG mobile app in detail.
The UMANG APP can also be downloaded by giving a missed call 9718397183 or from UMANG website. Erstwhile EPF mobile services will soon be discontinued.
A word of advice – Your EPF contributions / savings are meant for your retirement (long-term). So, think twice before you withdraw your PF money. Try out all the options and sources to fund your expenses or needs. EPF Partial Withdrawals should be your last resort.
Latest update (03-May-2018) : EPFO Introduces ‘View Pension Passbook’ Service for the pensioners through Umang App. On clicking ‘View Passbook’ option in Umang app , it requires PPO Number (Pension Payment Order) and Date of Birth information to be entered by the pensioner. After successful validation of the information fed, an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number of the pensioner. On entering OTP, ‘Pensioner Passbook’ will display the details of the pensioner like Name, DOB along with last pension credited information. The facility to download the financial year wise complete pass book details is also available.
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(Post published on : 13-November-2017)
This post was last modified on July 11, 2023 9:45 pm
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Hi sir,
I have just submitted form 19 and it showed that your claim has been submitted successfully. is it mandatory to submit form 10c also.. if yes then can I submit it now..?? I submitted form 19 on 4th april 2018
Dear Nimmi,
It is your choice and optional.
Form 10c is to withdraw your EPS accumulation (provided your service period is less than 10 years).
My name is Sachin . I am trying to withdraw my PF from the Umang App but it is giving me error that's "update your latest bank account number and valid ifci through your employer "
I have a humble request to you kindly suggest how can I rectify this issue
Regards
Sachin Singh
99119922**
Dear Sachin,
You can update your bank details under KYC section by login into your UAN account. After that, you can request your employer to approve the same.
Dear sir,
I have applied for pf withdrawal on 21/3/2018. It's more than ten working days now , could you please help me when the withdrawal will be there.
i applied pf through umang app on 03/04/18 but it won't show any claim status how can i check the status
Hi sir
I submitted claim 3 days ago but didn't get any massage and get No record found error in epfo site.
Hi there I am not able to claim form 10c it is showing DATE OF EXIT IS LESS THAN 2 MONTHS FROM TODAY OR SERVICE IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
Dear Rai.. Kindly read : EPF online claims - process flow..
While I am trying to apply online claim for withdrawal in umang app...i am not Able to click the button proceed for online claim otherwise the button is not activated...help.me
Dude enter your bank last four digit and select your PF No then the online claim popped up
Thanks bro...now it's working....
If I submit online claim for 10C and 19...pan is reduction is applicable for me due to.less 5 year service and above 50000...if any way to submit form 15g and pan Xerox manually to the concerned of office....pan and aadhaar names are different...
Dear Sathamhussain,
Kindly note that even if TDS is not applicable, the withdrawal amount is a taxable income (as service period is less than 5 years).
If your tax slab rate is say 20% for the FY and TDS @ 30% deducted then you can claim the Refund (if any) by filing your ITR.
Kindly read :
EPF withdrawals & TDS Rules
TDS & Misconceptions
EPF Interest Income & Withdrawals | Tax Implications | Is EPF Interest taxable?
I am not a income tax payer...my salary is 136200 per year....if I had any chance to yes get yes as refund
Dear Sathamhussain,
You need to calculate your income tax, based on that you can get refund (if any)..
My Annually Salary is 1,36200..
I am not a tax payer also….
If TDS of 34.608 % is deducted due to not submitting PAN Number on PF withdrawal..
If i had any chance to get refund the deducted TDS by filling ITR ..
My Annually Salary is 1,36200..
I am not a tax payer also....
What is the procedure to fill the ITR ?
Dear Sathamhussain,
Kindly check in your UAN account if your Date of Exit and Date of Joining details have been updated by your ex-employer or not. These can be found under service history..
If they are not available, kindly request your ex-employer to update the same!
DOJ & DOE are updated and Aadhaar are also updated and verified..only PAN is not submitted
I am trying for full withdrawal..my two pf numbers are showing in one common uan.. Does that mean my account has been transferred? I did not want to transfer it..
Dear Varsha,
If you are employed and currently contributing to EPF scheme, suggest you to transfer the funds from old EPF ac to new EPF ac.
Hi,
My name is Sayak De. I am trying to withdraw my PF from the Umang App but it is giving me option for Form 31 and says PF Advance. Why is it so? Please help me out as I really need the money as I am unemployed currently.
Dear Sayak,
For online claims – Date of Exiting and Date of Joining are mandatory. Mostly, your employer might not have updated them. You can find these details under service history in your UAN interface.
You may get them updated through your ex-employer.
IF I FILLOP THE FORM NO-31 IN UMANG MOBILE APP, CAN I GET MY MONEY WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS, WHAT IS THE PROCESS PLEASE SEND ME THROUGH MAIL
Dear BHABAGRAHI,
Online claims can be submitted through UMANG app or through UAN member portal.
They are generally settled within 10 to 15 business days.
The online procedure through UMANG has been explained in the above article.
Claiming through member portal procedure is explained in this article..
Hi Sir,
When I try to raise a claim through Umang, should I do it twice each for forms 10c and 19?
We can only choose 1 option i.e. either form 19 or 10c, so is it that we need to do the same process two times?
Dear Isha ..Yes, you can submit the forms one at a time (for EPF & EPS withdrawals).