By Admin 
There is news of great relief for crores of employees associated with EPFO. Now you will neither have to wait long nor go through lengthy paperwork to withdraw your PF money. Actually, the Employees Provident Fund Organization is preparing to launch a new dedicated mobile app in March-April 2026. Through which PF money can be transferred directly to the bank account through UPI. In such a situation, let us now tell you that EPFO is launching a new app but what facilities will be available in it.
New EPFO app will be different from Umang
According to officials, this new app will be different from the existing Umang app. It will be directly linked to the subscriber’s bank account and will work with other UPI apps including BHIM. Its purpose is to provide complete banking level facility for PF withdrawal. Under the new system, money will be directly transferred from the EPFO account to the subscriber’s linked bank account. After this, members will be able to withdraw money immediately by entering the UPI PIN. At present this facility is not available and to withdraw PF one has to claim through UAN portal or Umang app which takes time.
The system is in trial mode
EPFO has started the trial of this new facility. Currently, testing is being done on about 100 dummy accounts, so that technical flaws can be removed in time. Officials say that after the completion of testing, the app can be rolled out by the end of March.
How much PF can be withdrawn?
According to the rules, members will be able to withdraw a maximum of 75 percent of their EPF balance. It will be mandatory to keep the remaining 25 percent amount in the account, so that the retirement fund remains safe. In case of loss of job, the same rules will apply. Apart from this, the remaining 25 percent PF can be withdrawn only after the stipulated time.
These special facilities will be available in the new app
- Instant PF withdrawal through UPI
- Different information about eligible balance and minimum balance
- Real Time Claim Status
- Auto settlement facility up to Rs 5 lakh
- Digital KYC and Self Correction Feature
- Services like passbook and balance check
- AI based multilingual support
Big step towards EPFO 3.0
This new app is part of EPFO 3.0 upgrade. Under which emphasis is being laid on digital claims, fast verification and easy services. The total corpus of EPFO is around Rs 26 lakh crore and there are around 30 crore subscribers associated with it. Out of which there are approximately 7.5 crore active members. Apart from this, it is believed that after the new UPI facility, it will become very easy and fast to withdraw PF money in case of illness, marriage, education or any emergency.
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