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EPF e-Nomination: Add or Change Your Nominees Online

By Kusum · Reviewed by Harish, Labour Consultant, Delhi on · Updated

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Independent guide by India Customer Care. We are not EPFO. Use only the official EPFO portals and the UMANG app for your account, and never share your password or OTP with anyone.

On this page
  1. Who you can nominate
  2. Steps
  3. Update it when life changes
  4. Frequently asked questions
  5. Sources

Log in to the member portal, open Manage > E-Nomination, add your family members with their Aadhaar and photo, decide each person's share, and e-sign with an Aadhaar OTP. It takes 10 minutes and means your family can claim PF, pension and the EDLI insurance (up to ₹7 lakh) quickly and online if something happens to you.

Who you can nominate

You have a family

Nominate one or more family members (such as your spouse, children and, in the cases the scheme allows, dependent parents). You decide each person's percentage of the PF; it must add up to 100%. Pension is paid to the family under the scheme's own order.

You have no family

You can nominate any person. When you later have a family (for example on marriage), that nomination becomes invalid: file a new one.

Steps

  1. Manage, E-Nomination; confirm you have a family
  2. Add each member: name, Aadhaar, date of birth, relation, photo
  3. Set the share for each nominee (total 100%)
  4. E-sign with Aadhaar OTP
  5. Nomination saved; download the copy
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  1. Log in to the member portal and go to Manage > E-Nomination.
  2. Your profile photo is needed; upload one if asked.
  3. Answer whether you have a family, then add family details for each person.
  4. Tick the nominees and enter their share of the PF. Click Save EPF Nomination.
  5. Click E-sign and enter the OTP sent to your Aadhaar-linked mobile.

You'll know it worked when the nomination shows as e-signed on the E-Nomination page.

Update it when life changes

Frequently asked questions

Can I nominate my brother or a friend?

Only if you have no family as defined in the scheme. If you have a family (for example a spouse or children), the nomination must be in favour of family members.

Does marriage cancel my earlier nomination?

A nomination made before marriage generally becomes invalid on marriage. File a fresh e-nomination after marriage.

Is e-nomination compulsory?

Nomination is required under the scheme and is needed for quick online death claims, so every member should file one.

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