If your universal account number (UAN) is not yet seeded with Aadhaar, it’s better to complete the process with your employer. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the date of completing the seeding and verification of Aadhaar with UAN till November 30, 2021. From December 1, 2021, employers have been asked to file electronic challan-cum-returns (ECR) only for those employees where verification of Aadhaar with UAN is completed.
At the back-end, EPFO and your employer make transfer and withdrawals easier using the ECR route. The electronic challan-cum-returns (ECR) is to be filed by the employer intimating the EPFO with employee’s details. Employers have to mandatorily file the ECR online with the EPFO on a monthly
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