How to withdraw your Provident Fund amount

01. Nov, 2010 23 Comments

This is one of the most disturbing question of employees leaving Organizations – ‘How do i get back my PF amount?’

Now that is more simple than it is usually conceived to be. The first question one needs to ask oneself is that ‘Do you really want to withdraw the PF saving or simply transfer it to the new PF account with the new Employer?’ If the new employer you joined with does not have a PF account or you in fact you decide to while away your time then you still have 2 options!!

Option 1 – Withdraw the PF amount using the following 2 Forms

  • Form 19 – For withdrawal of Provident Fund Amount
  • Form 10 C – For withdrawal of Pension Amount; But now, if you have already put in more than 10 years of contribution in PF then what you need is Form 10 D instead to withdraw the Pension amount.

Option 2 – Opt for a scheme certificate in lieu of withdrawal and transfer it to the the PF account of your new employer you wish to join later.

Now if you don’t wish to opt for any of the above and you only want to transfer your PF account with the new employer, i would say that this is a wise decision because there is no saving account in India which gives you a better interest rate than PF and secondly you can later opt for loan for housing, marriage, etc too. Well if this is your decision, then it is Form 13 ( Application for transfer of EPF Account) that you need. Just fill in the said form, get your present employers  (authorized signatory) signature and forward the same to your previous employer. The PF amount in your previous employers PF account would get transferred to your present PF account.

Now if you have already applied for your PF this where you can get the status http://www.epfindia.com/indiaepf/loginnew.aspx

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23 Responses to “How to withdraw your Provident Fund amount”

  1. Sk 07. Dec, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    nice.. thanks :)

  2. priya 10. Dec, 2010 at 3:06 pm

    Vry vry Gud Info

    Thanks

  3. nisar 12. Apr, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    As per my information, with Form 10D we could apply for monthly pension. If someone is not interested for monthly pension; even after completing 10 years of pf contribution, can he does

    please reply

  4. Mangesh Wakodkar 30. May, 2011 at 11:33 am

    You can only get the pension amount after attaining age of 50 years as a short service pension.

  5. praveen13ad 06. Jun, 2011 at 2:31 pm

    Yes you can get short service pension at the age of 50 also.

  6. Ashish 10. Dec, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    I dont have my PF account No.
    what shall i do to get back my PF money?
    Will PAN card no. work here??

  7. Praveen Kumar 12. Dec, 2012 at 10:09 pm

    Hi Ashish,

    PAN number is of no use here. Please visit the concerned PF office and obtain your PF code by informing them of your employers name.

  8. Karthik 02. Jan, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    My Company has not payed the PF since last 9 months and the PF forms of the ex-emps are put on hold. In this scenario, what are the options available for me to withdraw my PF?

  9. Praveen Kumar 06. Jan, 2013 at 10:08 pm

    Hi Karthik,

    Non payment of PF is a offence. There is not option given in the PF Act to suppress that and withdraw. All you need to do is to submit Form 19 and Form 10-C/10-D and seek withdrawal and not worry about the remittences as that should be your company’s worry.

  10. Karthik 06. Jan, 2013 at 10:27 pm

    Hi Praveen,

    As i mentioned, the PF forms of the Ex-emps are withheld. So you mean to say that i can directly submit Form 19 and Form 10-C/10-D myself and seek withdrawal without any interference from the company?

  11. Prajakta 02. Apr, 2013 at 8:33 pm

    Hi,

    I have left my org in 2009 and now I want to withdraw my PF. Pls confirm the procedure without company interference. where to submit form 19?

  12. Praveen Kumar 03. Apr, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    Hi Prajakta,

    You need to submit 2 Forms, Form 19 and Form 10C. Take the signature of a gazetted Officer in the place of the employer and submit it to the PF Office where the remittance was being made.

  13. Parin 04. Apr, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Hi,

    Cud u plz tell me how many days does it take for the whole process to finish and I can receive my PF amt.

  14. Praveen Kumar 04. Apr, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    Hi Parin,

    It would take approximately 60 days.

  15. gaurav 09. Apr, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    I dnt have my pf account number. And I want to widral my pf amount

  16. Praveen Kumar 09. Apr, 2013 at 6:06 pm

    Hi Gaurav,

    You will have to approach your employer for that information. Alternatively you will have to approach the PF Office at which the remmittance was made.

  17. sanyam jain 14. Apr, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    I had left my company in 2004 now how would i get epf refund?

  18. Praveen Kumar 15. Apr, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    Hi Sanyam,

    You can take your money back. Please contact the concerned PF oFfice.

  19. umang gujjewar 17. Apr, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    sir,

    i am umang gujjewar my pf account no.21853/23 city bhopal(madhaya pradesh) my privious employer not signature my form since last one year
    sir request you pls as soon early relise my amount

    thanks

    umang gujjewar

  20. Vaibhav 09. May, 2013 at 7:03 am

    Dear,
    I have a problem with PF withdrawal?
    i left my company just before 2 months.But company refuses to fill up my pf withdrawal for & from the month of October 2012 company no fill up the pf amount also.
    So pleas show me the way?

  21. Haseen khan 04. Feb, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Dear Sir,

    I had lefted my job on Sept.2013 and also applied for PF withdrawl for which I had talked vd H.R. Dept.of my company and they told me to take the printout of both the forms n jst sign it n mention ur mobile no. Dn post it to our branch ….now they r not answering to any of my mails n calls .So wat shud I do get my money in my account?
    Plz help

  22. md tinku 12. Jun, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    my self md tinku…how can i withdraw my pf money back…i m from asansol dist burdwan…so any one tell me please its argent…my mobile number 9126064715…please miss call me as soon as possible,,,please

  23. chetan kulkarni 15. Jun, 2014 at 11:37 am

    Dear sir,
    please tell me after getting acknoledgement within how many days pf amount get settled.

    chetan kulkarni