The Composite Claim Form — on paper, at the office
One sheet that replaces Forms 19, 10C and 31, for handing in at the office. It is the route for anyone without a smartphone or a connection.
Who files it: The member. It comes in two versions, Aadhaar and non-Aadhaar.
Nothing on this page is a sample. Every line is taken from a real government order, and under each one sits the document, the clause inside it, and the date we read it. Open one and check us.
The situations it covers
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The Aadhaar version
Where Aadhaar and the bank account are seeded to the UAN, it goes straight to the EPFO office without employer attestation.
Source — para 2, Composite Claim Form (Aadhaar)
can be submitted to respective jurisdictional EPFO office, without the attestation of employers
EPFO order No. Manual/Amendment/2011, Central Provident Fund Commissioner · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
A government document, read directly
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The non-Aadhaar version
This one does need employer attestation, which is what makes it slow.
Source — para 3, Composite Claim Form (Non-Aadhaar)
shall be submitted with the attestation of employers to the respective jurisdictional EPFO office
EPFO order No. Manual/Amendment/2011, Central Provident Fund Commissioner · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
A government document, read directly
What you need
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Your signature or thumb impression on the formAlways
For the advance heads, this signature is itself the self-certification.
Source — para 5, self-certification, 20.02.2017
duly signed by the EPF subscriber shall be construed as 'self-certification' for the above said partial withdrawals
EPFO order No. Manual/Amendment/2011, Central Provident Fund Commissioner · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
A government document, read directly
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Bank passbookOnly if
On a paper claim with an account outside NPCI validation, bank proof goes with the form. Online it does not.
Source — answer (b) & (c), 06.08.2026
EPFO has completely dispensed with the requirement of uploading an image of a cheque leaf or attested bank passbook while filing online claims
Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2174, Ministry of Labour and Employment · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
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What you do NOT need
These used to be demanded. They are not any more, and each one names the order that ended it.
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Employer attestation, on the Aadhaar version
The 2017 order made this version submittable without the employer's signature.
Source — para 2, Composite Claim Form (Aadhaar)
can be submitted to respective jurisdictional EPFO office, without the attestation of employers
EPFO order No. Manual/Amendment/2011, Central Provident Fund Commissioner · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
A government document, read directly
And these, only if something in your record turns out to be wrong 6 papers — open to see them
These come from the 16 rules that govern this form. A paper here is needed only if you actually have that particular defect, so there is nothing to collect in advance.
- Bank passbook up to 6 rules can ask for this
- Cancelled cheque up to 5 rules can ask for this
- Aadhaar card up to 4 rules can ask for this
- Bank statement one rule can ask for this
- Written undertaking from the employer one rule can ask for this
- PAN card one rule can ask for this
Worth knowing
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If a trip is unavoidable, "Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0" runs every month at district level, and a grievance can be raised there face to face.
Source — answer (a) to (c), Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0
Held every month at district level to promote direct interaction between EPFO and stakeholders for grievance redressal and awareness
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5827, Ministry of Labour and Employment · Read the rule · We read this on 2026-08-20.
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