PROVIDENT FUND ACCOUNT MONITORING

HOW TO KNOW BALANCE AND STATUS OF YOUR
PROVIDENT FUND ACCOUNT?

1. Send ordinary application as per annexure A below to PF office, where your PF account is maintained.

2. If you do not get reply within 30-35 days file application under RTI act as per annexure B at PF office, where your account is maintained.

3. With annexure B, you have to send Indian postal order [IPO] of Rs.10/- in favour of accounts officer, EPFO [or PF Commissioner, EPFO] payable at the place where application is sent.

4. IPO is available in nearby post office.

5. With annexure B also attach self-attested photocopy of annexure A, which has not been replied.

6. Retain photocopy of entire set including Indian pay order etc.

7. Mail by speed AD post. Avoid courier/hand delivery. Usually RTI applicants are not welcome at govt. offices.

8. Carefully retain postal proof of mailing, AD and official acknowledgement if received.

9. Remit the amount to CPIO when requested by CPIO by bank draft/pay order/IPO towards photocopying charges @Rs.2/- per A-4 size paper if you have asked for copies of record etc. Information on CD will cost Rs.50/- per CD.

10. You should get reply to annexure B within 30 days of receipt by the addressee as per RTI act. If you do not receive reply within 40 days of mailing RTI application, as per annexure B [including 10 days for postal transit], file first appeal under RTI act. You have 60 days time from the date of mailing annexure B for first appeal.

11. If you receive reply to annexure B and are not satisfied with it, then within 30 days of receipt of reply by you, you should file first appeal.

12. You should get reply of first appeal within 40 days of mailing it including postal delay. If you are not satisfied with result of first appeal, file second appeal within 90 days from reply of first appeal or when you should have received reply if no reply is received.

13. It is advisable to consult local RTI NGO/activists or visit my blogs of jps50 on www.rtiindia.org web site for filing first and second appeals under RTI Act 2005, for better results. Consultation is normally free as a social service.

14. It is advisable to file large number of applications by group of employees of the company you are serving in , Each has to file separate application by changing name, address, PF account No. and number of IPO. U may send in one envelope to save on postal charges. After all number is important in democracy!

15. This will have effect of improving the system and response of EPFO for future. You then will not be required to undertake this procedure next year!!!

16. Please visit www.epfindia.nic.in for address and rules etc.

17. I would suggest that you obtain and scrutinize statement of account every year, since after retirement or resignation it would be difficult to reconcile payments in the account for a period of 20-25 years.

18. All the best and be part of improving the way we are governed by using RTI Act, the best piece of legislation ever made since 1947 for empowering common citizen of this great country. This is journey of common man from BECHARA TO MALIK through RTI.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change a nation; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-Dr. Margaret Mead
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Annexure A



APPLICATION FOR SEEKING STATUS OF PF ACCOUNT


From [full name]: ___________________

Address: ____________________________________________

Mobile/Phone No.: ___________email ID___________________
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By speed ad post

Date: ________

To,
Provident Fund Commissioner
Employees Provident Fund Organisation,
__________________________________
__________________________________

Dear Sir,

Subject: Status of my PF account No.:________________

1. I am having captioned account with your office. I request you to inform me present balance of this account.

2. I understand that I should get statement of account of my PF account every year. However I have not received the same so far. I request you to send me the said statement from date of opening the account till date of your reply. I also request you to ensure that hence forth annual PF statement is submitted to me within one month from the end of the year.

3. Please intimate to me arrears of pf contribution if any, period of arrears and steps initiated by your organization to recover the arrears.

4. Please send me printed citizen charter of your organization if available free of cost for PF account holders.

Yours faithfully,


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USE ONLY 10 SECTIONS OF RTI ACT 2005
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Annexure B


THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005
APPLICATION FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION


By Speed post AD Date: _______


To,
CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Office of Provident Fund Commissioner,
Employees Provident Fund Organisation,
_________________________________

_________________________________

1. Name of the Applicant:

[PF a/c No._____________]

2. Full Address:

3. Particulars of information required:

As per enclosed list

4. I enclose herewith Indian Postal Order No.____________ dated ______for Rs.10/- as application fee.

5. Information sought by me is required by speed post. Kindly rush the same. I am an Indian citizen.


Signature of Applicant
Encls: list + IPO + copy of annexure A.




List of papers/information required by ____________________PF

account No. ____________vide his RTI application dtd_______
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1. Daily progress made on my application dated __________[photocopy enclosed] till date of your reply.

2. Names, designations and office addresses of the officials with whom my application was lying during this period and date wise period with each official and details of action taken by him/her.

3. Please give evidence of receipt and dispatch of my application in the offices of each of these officials.

4. Please inform me, according to your rules or citizens charter or any other order, number of days in which such a matter should have been dealt with and resolved. Please also provide a copy of these rules.

5. If the officials/employees have not adhered to the time limit mentioned in rules and are guilty of violating these rules, please give a copy of their conduct rules and details of action taken by the controlling authority against erring officials/employees.

6. In case no action has been initiated for dereliction of duties against erring officials, the reasons be made known to me, with name and contact details of controlling authority of these officials/employees.


7. Please let me know when I am likely to receive reply to my said application.

8. Please provide me certified photocopy of file notings held on my said application.

9. Please inform me number of complaints which were received against your office in last one year or last financial year.

10. Please inform me number of employees of your office against whom disciplinary/departmental action was initiated in last one year or in last financial year for dereliction of duties.

11. Please inform me name, postal and email address, phone numbers and website details of Chief Secretary of ministry to which your organization reports.


Name: ___________________ Signature of Applicant


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“The real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when abused.” Mahatma Gandhi.
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