Like bank accounts, it is very important to file nomination in EPF accounts also because on the death of the account holder, all the money deposited in his account is given to his nominee without any hassle.
Not only this, many companies in India have now made it mandatory for EPFO account holders to file nominations. Crores of people working in India are taking advantage of the services of EPFO. EPFO subscribers get the benefit of social security from the government in the form of provident fund, pension and insurance funds. However, there is still a large number of such EPF account holders, who have not yet filed nomination in their account.
Let us tell you that like bank accounts, it is very important to file nomination in EPF accounts because on the death of the account holder, all the money deposited in his account is given to his nominee without any hassle. Not only this, many companies in India have now made it mandatory for EPFO account holders to file nominations.
E-nomination is filed in minutes
If you are also an EPF subscriber and you have not yet filed nomination in your EPF account, then you should complete this work as soon as possible. Here we will tell you the easiest way to file nomination in EPF account, by following which you can file nomination in your EPF account in few minutes.
Process to file nomination in EPF account
- First of all, go to the official website of EPFO at https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php.
- Now on the home page of the website, you have to go to Services in the blue bar on the top and click on For Employees.
- After clicking on For Employees, a new page will open. Services section will appear at the bottom of this page, where you have to click on Member UAN/Online Service (OCS/OTCP).
- After this you have to log in by entering your UAN number, password and captcha code.
- After logging in to the account, go to the Manage tab appearing on the top and click on E-Nomination.
- Now a new page will open, where you have to click on YES in the Family Declaration appearing at the top.
- Now you have to click on Add Family Details and enter all the necessary details of that family member whom you want to make as your nominee. Let us tell you that you can make more than 1 person a nominee for your EPF account.
- Coming down, you will have to declare the percentage of the amount to be shared by clicking on Nomination Details.
- After this you have to click on Save EPF Nomination.
- Now you have to click on e-Sign to generate OTP. After this OTP will come on your registered mobile number.
- After entering the OTP, the e-nomination will be successfully filed in your EPFO account.
Let us tell you that after filing the e-nomination on the EPFO website, the subscribers do not need any kind of physical paperwork.
