1 EPFO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Contents EPFO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ............................................................................ 1 1) Who will be covered by the Pension Scheme? .................................................................. 3 2) What is a covered establishment? ..................................................................................... 3 3) An employee was a Family Pension Scheme member. He/She has left on 13-12-93 and he/she is 54 years old. He/She has taken his withdrawal benefit. Can he/she join the new scheme? .................................................................................................................................... 3 4) If employee is a Family Pension Scheme Member and he/she has retired after 58 years of age on 15-01-94. Can he/she join the new scheme? ............................................................ 4 5) If employee is not a Family Pension Scheme member and he/she is 56 years of age, Can he/she join Family Pension? ..................................................................................................... 4 6) Whether the Family Pension Scheme member who has attended the age of 58 years before 01-04-93 and has left employment after 01-04-93 will be admitted to the scheme as member of Family Pension Scheme, 1971? ............................................................................. 4 7) In case Family Pension member has attained the age of 58 years between 01-04-93 and 16-11-95 then in that case whether arrears of monthly Member Pension become payable for the period earlier than 16-11-95 i.e. from the date of his/her attaining the age of 58 years which is prior to 16-11-95? ........................................................................................................ 4 8) Is employee the only beneficiary of Fund? ......................................................................... 4 9) What is meant by Family? .................................................................................................. 4 10) Suppose an employee does not have a Family and he/she dies before receiving benefit. Does his/her pension get lost? ..................................................................................... 4 11) Suppose member has not nominated anyone. ............................................................... 4 12) Can member change his/her nomination? ...................................................................... 4 13) How many years service is required to be eligible to receive member pension? ........... 5 14) Employee is a member of Employees' Pension Scheme. He/She has left employment at 48 yrs. of age and 8 yrs. of service. When shall he/she receive his/her pension? ................ 5 15) What is past service pension? ........................................................................................ 5 16) When does an employee become eligible to become a member of Employees' Provident Fund cheme, 1952 and Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976? ...... 5 17) What is nomination? ....................................................................................................... 5 18) What are the periodical returns to be sent by an employer to the Provident Fund Office? ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Form-9(Revised): ................................................................................................................... 6 2 Form-12A: .............................................................................................................................. 6 Form-5: .................................................................................................................................. 6 Form-10: ................................................................................................................................ 6 Challans: ................................................................................................................................ 6 Form-2(Revised): ................................................................................................................... 6 Form-3A: ................................................................................................................................ 6 Form-6A: ................................................................................................................................ 6 Form-5A: ................................................................................................................................ 6 Specimen signature: .............................................................................................................. 7 19) What is the procedure to be followed by the member if the employer is not attesting his claim forms? ......................................................
