EPF Form 31: Partial PF Withdrawal

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EPF Form 31

The EPFO or Employees’ Provident Fund Organization offers an online facility where the employees can make a partial withdrawal or take advance from their PF Corpus under certain conditions. This can be done through EPF Form 31. The form is available on the UAN Portal. However, to apply for EPF advance online, the employee must have his/her bank details, Aadhaar Card, and PAN card details updated on the portal.

Format of EPF Form 31




Here is how EPF Form 31 looks like-

Content of EPF Form 31

EPF Form 31 contains the following information that needs to be filled by the employee, employer, and the EPF commissioner. 

Details to be filled by the Employee

Details to be filled by employer

Details which need to be filled in by the EPF Commissioner

The process to download EPF Form 31

For downloading EPF Form 31, you need to take the following steps-

Declaration in EPF Withdrawal Form 31

EPF Withdrawal Form 31 is used to make a declaration for partial withdrawal of your EPF corpus. It must be noted that partial withdrawal from EPF is allowed only under certain specific conditions such as purchase or construction of a home, repayment of loans, medical emergencies, the wedding of self/sibling/child, or education. However, certain eligibility conditions must be met to be eligible for the application of such withdrawals using this form.

This form serves as a proof of the fulfilment of the purpose of withdrawal and must be filled and signed by the employee. Certain sections of Form 31 need to be filled by the employer and the EPF commissioner besides the employee. Make sure the information provided in the form is up to date and is true. 

Documents required along with EPF form 31


Purpose of EPF Withdrawal Documents required
Buying a houseDeclaration and property’s registration certificate
Loan repaymentOutstanding principal and interest certificate by the lending agency
Grant of Advances under the special cases
Certificate from the employer
Medical Illness
Certificate by the doctor and the employer
Marriage
Declaration to be done in Form 31
Physical handicapped
Certificate from the concerned doctor
Withdrawal before retirement
Declaration by the member



Purpose of EPF Withdrawal

Eligibility conditions for the purchase or repair, construction of house including the site acquisition:

Eligibility conditions for the loan repayments under the special cases

Eligibility Conditions for the Grant of Advances under the special cases

Eligibility conditions for the Advance in case you are ill or any other member in your family

Eligibility conditions for the Advance for the marriage of self/daughter/son/brother/sister or post matriculation education of son/daughter

Eligibility conditions for the Advance to physically handicapped members for purchasing equipment for minimizing hardship

Eligibility conditions for the Withdrawal within one year before retirement

Check Form 31 Claim Status

Here is how you can check Form 31 claim status-

‘Submit’ the form and you will be able to see the status of your application on the next page

Points to remember while filling EPF Form 31