The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched an ‘Employer e-Sewa' to provide better services to subscribers as part of the ‘computerisation project'. The EPFO launched online receipt of Electronic Challan cum Receipt (ECR) from the month of April, 2012 (wage month of March paid in April).
Employers are requested to Register their establishments and create their user id and password through portal.
Registered employers can upload the electronic return and the uploaded return data will be displayed through a digitally signed copy in PDF format.
The employer may choose to make the payment through Internet banking of SBI or take a print out of the challan and pay at the designated branch of SBI.
Any remittance to be made by the employer has to be done only after generating challan from the employer portal of EPFO with effect from April 1, 2012. The employer has to upload the ECR in the pre-specified format and the challan will be populated on the basis of uploaded return in case of the wage month of March 2012.
Employers can view/read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ s) for any queries and the file format for ECR on the said portal.
The registration of the establishments by the respective employers has commenced on 20 March 2012.
"Employer e-Sewa" Portal Link given below
Benefits:
- No paper return to be prepared and submitted to EPFO.
- No need to submit other returns viz Form 5/10/12A,3A and 6A.
- Employers will get the confirmation of payment through SMS instantly.
- The contribution will be credited to the members' account on monthly basis.
- Employers can view the annual accounts slip for accounting year 2011-12 online.
- For earlier years employers can request for the annual slips through this portal.
Frequently Asked Question Of Portal
1. Why should an employer register his/her establishment on the EPFO Employer portal?
With effect from 01.04.2012, any
remittance to be made by the employer has to be done only after generating
challan from the Employer Portal of EPFO. In case of wage month March 2012
onwards, the employer has to upload Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) in the
pre specified format and challan will be populated on the basis of uploaded
return. For previous and other dues the challan has to be filled in online to
generate and print it for remittance.
2. What happens if the employer does not register?
The online generation of challan
will not be possible if the employer has not registered his/her establsihment.
The employer has to register and create his/her user id & password for
accessing the Employer Portal of EPFO.
3. Once the employer enters his/her establishment id a message is displayed ‘No record found”. What should he/she do?
Please check whether you have
entered the correct code number and extension number, if any and have selected
the correct EPFO Office. If correct, then please contact the concerned EPFO
Regional/Sub Regional Office.
4. The employer enters his/her establishment id and clicks “Get Details” button. Message comes that the “Your Establishment is already registered”. What should he/she do?
Please check whether you have
entered the correct code number and extension number, if any and have selected
the correct EPFO Office. If correct, send a mail to the EPFO Helpdesk on
ecrhelpdesk@epfindia.gov.in mentioning "RESET REGISTRATION". You will
receive a form which has to be submitted under the signature of
employer/Authorised signatory to the local EPFO Office under which you have to
comply. After getting SMS on successful resetting of registration, you can
register again.
5. The Registration screen asks for entry of PAN. Which PAN is to be entered as the Employer and Authorised Signatory have their PAN?
The PAN issued by the Income Tax
of India in the name of the establishment is to be entered. Please also enter
the name as it appears on the PAN.
6. After successful registration and creation of user id and password, the employer has forgotten the user id and/or password. What to do?
At the login screen of the
Employer Portal, there is a link "Forgot Password?", Click the link.
You will get a pop up screen where you have to enter the establishment id. Then
enter the user id or primary mobile number or primary e-mail id. On submit, you
will get an SMS using which you can login.
7. The employer has registered his/her establsihment. How to change the primary mobile number?
Please login to the Employer
Portal. Under the "PROFILE" Menu there is link "Edit primary
mobile number". Enter your new mobile number and submit. You will get an
SMS with a PIN on the new mobile number. Enter the PIN and click "Change
Primary Mobile". Confirmation SMS will be sent to the new mobile number
which will become your primary mobile number.
8. At the time of initial registration the employer made a mistake in entry of mobile number and clicked “GET PIN” button. The button is now disabled and he/she did not get the PIN. What to do?
Please edit the primary mobile
field with the correct mobile number and wait for a few minutes. The button
will get enabled and you can click it again to get the SMS with another PIN.
9. At the time of initial registration the employer got the PIN but for some reason he/she could not enter it and click REGISTER. Can he/she enter the PIN later and register the establishment?
No, he/she has to fill in the
details again and get a new PIN to complete the initial registration.
10. The employer has registered his/her establsihment. How to change the primary email id?
Please login to the Employer
Portal. Under the "PROFILE" Menu there is link "Confirm primary
email". Enter your new email id replacing the id that appears. Click
"Send Verification link" An email message will go to the entered
email id. Go to your email account and click the link in the message received.
Your verified email id will be recorded in the system and in future you will
get mail on the new id.
11. One person is employer or Authorised signatory for more than one establishment. Is he/she required to register each establishment separately?
Yes.
12. One person is employer or Authorised signatory for more than one establishment. Can he/she have same user id for all such establishment?
No.
13. What is the use of additional authorised signatories and his/her mobile/email details?
These information will be used in
future and SMS on activities other than registration and editing of the profile
may be sent on the additional mobile numbers also.
14. How to change the profile details of the establsihment?
Please login to the Employer
Portal. Under the "PROFILE" Menu there is link "Edit
profile". Change the details and click "Get PIN" to get SMS on
the primary mobile number. Enter the PIN and click Update Profile. Confirmation
message will be sent through SMS.
15. The employer has entered the correct code number but the name and/or address that is displayed is incorrect or has some errors. How to correct it?
Please send request letter to the
concerned EPFO Office for necessary corrections.
16. Can an epf member register on the Employer e-Sewa portal to view his/her account?
No, this service is for the
employers of the establsihment having EPF Code number and for filing online
return and making remittance. Members should not register here.
17. Whether the employer/Authorised Signatory of an establishment exempted under the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme is also required to register?
Yes
