By Admin 
There are crores of people in our country who are engaged in some job and whose salary is deposited in the provident fund i.e. PF account from every month’s salary. This money is deposited for the future so that when the person leaves the job or retires, he has some economic security. PF account is actually a kind of long term survival savings, in which both employees and employees put money. This money is safe with EPFO and it is invested by the government in safe places like government bonds etc. But people are often confused about whether they can withdraw money from PF account in emergency or how much and how can they withdraw money from PF account in emergency.
Can PF account in Emergency withdraw money?
According to the rules of EPFO, you can withdraw money from PF account in certain reasons. For example, you can withdraw money for medical emergency, home to build or buy, for marriage or study and when you are uniped for more than 2 months.
How much money can you withdraw from PF account in Emergency?
The amount of withdrawing money from PF account in Emergency depends on how many years you have deposited in PF and for what reason you are withdrawing money. For example, you can withdraw some percentage of money deposited in medical emergency, you can also withdraw up to 90 percent of the deposits for the house. EPFO sets different limits for every reason.
Easy process to withdraw pf money
To withdraw money from PF account in Emergency, go to the official website of EPFO and login to the universal account number, password and captcha in it. If your UAN is not activated, first activate it. After login, click on the Online Services tab seen above on the screen. Click on Form 31, 19, 10 C option in Claim here. Now your bank details will appear. Verify them and then click on Proceed for Online Claim.
Now you will be asked which form you want to fill, like PF Advance Form 31. Then you have to tell why you want to withdraw money like disease, home, marriage. After this you have to tell how much money you want to withdraw. Now after filling all these things, upload a copy of the bank passbook or a photo of cancell check. At the same time, give your consent in the last and verify Aadhaar OTP. When all the information is filled correctly and the document is cleared, the money is usually transferred to your bank account within 3 to 7.
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