Want Provident Fund benefits? Get your Aadhaar number

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Aadhaar number now seems to be important for salaried employees in organised sector to get benefits under the EPF scheme which is operated by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

According to media reports, the central government has made mandate for the new members of EPFO to provide their Aadhaar details.

"It has been decided to make Aadhaar numbers mandatory for new members joining on or after March 1, 2013. However for existing members, the seeding of Aadhaar number has to done in a time-bound manner," said an official from EPFO.

By June 30, over 50 million existing EPFO subscribers are required to furnish their Aadhaar numbers to the EPFO.

If an employee does not have the Aadhaar number, the employer can issue an enrolment ID as per the guidelines of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

This enrolment ID will be converted to their Aadhaar number later on, the order said.