Existing PF Number Suffice for EPFO Services

Existing PF Number Suffice for EPFO Services

Under the Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), which was planned to be implemented earlier, a Social Security Number (SSN) was to be provided to all the members/subscribers of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). However, this project has been reviewed and a revised project implementation plan has been developed in collaboration with National Informatics Centre, which is currently being implemented since April 2008. Under the revised strategy, SSN in not mandatory for getting services from the EPFO and presently existing Provident Fund membership number will suffice for obtaining the services.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Harish Rawat in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.