Auto-Settlement of Form 31 by EPFO
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization vide its circular NDC/13/(12) 2019/ Auto settlement/29 dated 17.01.2020 has introduced auto settlement (partial) of Form 31(Illness) through EPFO application software.
Process of Auto-Settlement
- The system will validate the claims received online (Form 31) and filter for auto processing.
- The claims will be processed from 8.00 pm to 8.00 am
- In order to facilitate the claims processing and enabling the approving authorities with an insight in relation to a claim and thereby supporting them to take due caution while dealing with such claims based on such observation system will pre-validate Form-19, 10C, 31, 20, 5(IF) on certain parameters.
Locations of facility:
- RO-Delhi (South)
- RO-Delhi (West)
- RO-Gurgaon
- RO-Bandra
- RO-Khandivali
- RO-Thane, RO
- Karnal
- RO-Pune
The pre-validation will be implemented in the remaining offices in due course by the EPFO after the pilot results.
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