EPF Form 2

EPF stands for Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF). It is a scheme that provides a monetary benefit to all the salaried individuals after their retirement. Every member needs to submit a declaration and nomination under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, and Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995. The employee needs to file a nomination through the EPF Form 2 so that the nominated person gets the fund accumulated in the account in the event of the unfortunate death of the employee.

Overview of the Form 2

Contents of EPF Form 2

The EPF Form 2 has total four sections, namely:

• General Information
• Part – A (EPF)
  
• Part– B (EPS) (Para–18)
•  Certificate by the Employer

This section contains the following information:

• Member’s name
• Father’s/Husband’s Name
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Marital Status
• Account Number
• Address Permanent & Temporary
• Date of Joining in EPF and EPS
  

Part – A (EPF)

Here, in this section, EPF account holder needs to provide information about the nominee whom he or she would like to nominate to receive EPF account balance in the case of his/her death. The following are the details that need to be provided in this section:

• Name of the Nominee(s)
• Address
• Nominee’s relationship with the member
• Date of Birth
• Total amount or share of accumulations in Provident Funds to be paid to each nominee
• If the nominee is a minor, name and address of the guardian who will receive the amount during the minority of the nominee
• The subscriber’s signature or thumb impression
  

Part – B (EPS) (Para 18)

The EPS proceeds of a member’s PF account is also disbursed to the eligible nominees. This section requires you to furnish details of the family member(s) eligible to receive the widow/ children pension in the event of the death of the member. The member is required to mention the following details in this section:

• Name of the family member
• Address of the family member
• Date of Birth
• Relationship with the member
• Signature or thumb impression of the subscriber

In case of nomination for monthly widow pension (admissible under Para 16 2(a) (i) and (ii)), the member is required to give the following details such as:

• Name and address of the nominee
• Date of Birth
• Relationship with member

Certificate by the Employer

The employer is required to certify the details mentioned in the form and needs to mention following details as well such as-

• Name of the employee
• Authorized officer’s Signature
• Designation of the officer
• Date
• Place
• Name and Address of the organization and Stamp

How to Fill e-Nomination Online?

Under EPF Scheme-

A member whose UAN has already been registered at the unified EPF Member Portal can fill his e-Nomination online. In the case, if it is not registered, then you will have to first activate your UAN and then follow the below mentioned steps:

Step 1: Firstly, login to the EPF member portal using your UAN and password.

Step 2: Choose the option “e-Nomination” under the the “Manage” section.

Step 3: Then, enter your “Permanent Address” and “Current Address” in your “Profile” and click on “Save”.

Step 4: Select whether you have a family or not.

Step 5: Enter details of the family member such as Aadhaar number, name, date of birth, gender, relation, address, guardian (in the case of minors) and then click on “Save Family Details”. If you want to add more nominees, then you need to select the “Add Row” option.

Step 6: Now select the nominees from the list and enter the total amount of share. Now, click on “Save EPF Nomination”