Auto-Settlement of Form 31 by EPFO

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:

  1. RO-Delhi (South)
  2. RO-Delhi (West)
  3. RO-Gurgaon
  4. RO-Bandra
  5. RO-Khandivali
  6. RO-Thane, RO
  7. Karnal
  8. 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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