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Furnishing of Aadhaar mandatory for final settlement of Pension claims


The EPFO has clarified that obtaining of should be mandatory for the time being only for final settlement of Pension and not in withdrawl cases. The EPFO had extended the date of submission of Number authentication by the members of EmployeesPension Scheme 1995 upto 31st March 2017. 

However, item appearing in few dailies suggested that is not required in settlement of pension claims. Accordingly, the EPFO reiterated that the requirement of submitting is not insisted for the time being only in withdrawal benefit cases under Employees Pension Scheme, 1995. Furnishing of is still mandatory for final settlement of pension and scheme certificate cases.