PF account transfer now possible without approval from employer, 1.25 crore members to be benefitted

To make provident fund (PF) account transfer easier on job change, retirement fund body EPFO has removed the requirement of approval from an employer in the majority of cases. "Now, with an aim to further simplify the process, EPFO has removed the requirement of approval of all transfer claims at the Destination Office by launching a Revamped Form 13 software functionality," it said in an official statement.

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