There are around 8 crore active subscribers under the fold of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), and they see EPF as more than just a retirement savings tool — it is often their first and most reliable long-term investment. Over the years, the government has made several changes to EPFO norms to ensure ease of doing for its members. This article will discuss five major recent changes in EPFO rules for the transfer of funds on changing jobs.

The EPFO simplified the process for the transfer of PF account on change of jobs, wherein the requirement to route online transfer claims through either the previous or current employer was removed in the majority of cases. With the introduction of the revised process, now claims are directly forwarded to EPFO without requiring the empl

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