Why is e-nomination necessary in EPF, know what are benefits of it?

EPF (Employees Provident Fund) is a retirement saving scheme, in which money is deducted from the salary of the employees and kept safe for their future. In this, both the employee and the employer deposit a fixed amount.

Employees Provident Fund is a popular retirement saving scheme for employees. In this, both the employee and the employer (a person or organization that employs a person and pays them salary or wages) contribute together. Every month some amount is deducted from your salary and deposited in this fund, and interest is also received on it. After retirement, employees have support, which they use according to their need. The special thing about EPF is that a lump sum amount is received at the time of retirement and if the employee dies, then the person whom he has made a nominee in it, that person gets the entire amount. Let us tell you why it is necessary to do e-nomination in EPF and what is the benefit of it?

Why is e-nomination necessary?

If you do e-nomination in EPF, then it is very easy for you to take advantage of all the facilities related to EPF. If any kind of accident happens to you and you die in it, then your PF and pension money is directly given to the nominee. At the same time, through easy online claim, help is received immediately without any hassle or going to the office. The nominee taking advantage of the pension does not need to show the certificate again and again to get the pension. The person whom you have made the nominee is given the benefit of all the facilities safely and without any hassle. If you want that the person you have nominated does not have any problem in future, then it is very important for you to do e-nomination in EPF. For this, you can register by visiting the website of Labor Ministry.

How to do e-nomination through EPFO ​​​​portal?

To enroll, you have to go to the EPFO ​​Member e-Sewa portal. From there you have to login with UAN and password. After this, go to the 'Manage' tab for e-nomination and click on 'E-Nomination'. Go to 'Enter New Nomination' and provide family details. Select Yes/No from here. After this, upload nominee details, photo and save. Enter share percentage and save EPF nomination. Go to 'Pending Nomination' and e-Sign. Finally, you have to enter Aadhaar Virtual ID and confirm with OTP. You can add more than one nominee in this and can also vary their share.