EPFO Passbook Lite: All key services now available at single login for PF subscribers, says Union minister Mandaviya

This approach ensures greater ease of access for members and enhances operational efficiency by reducing the load on the Passbook Portal.

It added that EPFO has taken steps to reduce and rationalise the approval hierarchy.

In a fresh set of reforms to bring ease of operation to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), subscribers will now get all key services and access to their Employees’ Provident Fund account details using a single login on the members’ portal, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.

Mandaviya said EPFO has introduced a new facility called ‘Passbook Lite’ within its member portal (pls hyperlink: https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/). This feature will enable members to easily check their passbook and related summarised view of the contributions, withdrawals and balance in a simple and convenient format through the member portal itself without having to go to the passbook portal, he said.

“This initiative is expected to improve user experience by providing all key services, including passbook access through one login. However, for a comprehensive view of passbook details, including graphical display, members can continue to access the existing Passbook Portal as well,” the minister said.

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This approach ensures greater ease of access for members and enhances operational efficiency by reducing the load on the Passbook Portal. The move simplifies the architecture through integration of existing APIs within the member portal, the labour ministry said.

It added that EPFO has taken steps to reduce and rationalise the approval hierarchy. Powers that earlier rested with the RPFC/Officer-in-Charge have now been delegated to Assistant PF
Commissioners and subordinate levels in a structured and tiered manner. The scope of this reform will include PF transfers and settlements, advances and past accumulations, refunds, cheque/ECS/NEFT returns, and interest adjustments.

The ministry said that this is expected to improve the speed of claim settlements and slash processing time.

The EPFO had earlier this year increased the limit for auto settlement of claims to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. In the financial year 2024-25, the EPFO had processed a record 2.34 crore advance claims through auto-settlement, a 161 per cent increase compared to 89.52 lakh claims in the financial year 2023-24.

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