Shri Bandaru Dattatraya Launches Mobile Based Services for EPF Members in Hyderabad
EPFO Moves to M-Governance- EPFO Services on Mobile Application
Send an SMS to 7738299899 to Activate UAN Account: Give Miss Call at 01122901406 to Know Details of Contribution and PF Balance
Shri Bandaru Dattatraya, Hon’ble Minister of State for Labour &
Employment (Independent Charge) launched three new mobile based services
for EPF members namely Mobile Application, SMS based UAN Activation and
Missed Call service on the eve of the 208th meeting of the Central
Board of Trustees (EPF) on September 15, 2015 in Hyderabad.
By downloading the new mobile application from the EPFO website,
www.epfindia.gov.in the members would be able to activate their UAN
accounts from the comfort of their mobile phones and can also access
their accounts for viewing their monthly credits through the passbook as
well view their details available with EPFO. Similarly the EPF
pensioners have been given the facility to access their pension
disbursement details through this mobile app. likewise the employer can
also view their remittance details.
On this occasion, the Minister also launched a new SMS based UAN
activation service which enables members to activate their accounts by
sending an SMS to 7738299899 thus further making the activation process
easy. Once activated, the member becomes eligible to all services
envisaged in UAN programme such as credit alerts, passbook etc. This new
service is especially helpful to such members who may not have easy
access to computers or smart phones.
EPFO has already in place a Short Code SMS service which has enabled the
members in knowing their details along with contribution and PF Balance
through an SMS at 7738299899. As an extension to this service, the
Missed Call service is intended to further ease the process since only a
missed call at 01122901406, at no cost to the member, would provide him
all the envisaged details. As this facility is available only to the
UAN activated members, such facility will speed up the UAN activation
process by the members.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Shankar Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of
Labour and Employment, Govt of India and Vice Chairman of CBT
congratulated the team of officers of EPFO for bringing this Mobile
Application in such a short time. He stated that EPFO has in the recent
past provided better services to its stakeholders be it EPF members,
employers or pensioners. These services include online services such as
Universal Account Number (UAN), Helpdesk System, establishment
registration, transfer claim, payments of contributions by employers,
Jeevan Praman Patra (e-Life Certificate) for pensioners etc.
The function was also attended by members of the Central
Board, EPF and other dignitaries. Shri K.K. Jalan, Central PF
Commissioner thanked all the guests and assured that EPFO will continue
its initiative of providing better services to its stakeholder by
re-engineering its processes through online and centralised services
such as in the area of revised ECR, online claim etc in the near future.
He said that Bank Account and AADHAAR seeding with the UAN will
ultimately reduce the burden of the employers.
Shri Bandaru Dattatraya informed that these services will
facilitate nearly 3.54 crores contributing members, 49.22 lakh
pensioners and 6.1 lakh employers. A total number of nearly 1.80 crore
UAN are activated, 58.72 lakh UAN are seeded with AADHAAR and 1.82 crore
UAN are seeded with Bank Account. In Hyderabad region, nearly 16.46
lakh contributing members, 1.26 lakh pensioners and 21,817 employers can
avail these facilities. He also informed that the government has in
perpetuity made Rs. 1000 as minimum pension and also informed that EPFO
with the use of the technology is disbursing pension on the first day of
the month. He also informed that Government has already decided to
bring all construction workers who are more than 4 crore in numbers, all
rickshaw pullers and all auto rickshaw drivers under the fold of EPFO
& ESIC.
Shri Dattatreya also stated that Government is committed to create an
environment which is conducive for creation of jobs at every level. In
view of this the new Government under Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modiji
has taken three big initiatives – Make in India, Skill India and Digital
India. However, to make these initiatives to bear fruits it would be
necessary to simplify and rationalise labour laws. The Government is
taking all initiatives in this direction so that the workers can be
assured of job security, wage security and social security while
ensuring ease of doing business.
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