Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
Eligible Nominees in EPF/EDLI & EPS
Nominees are very important in all Savings & Insurance Schemes. In EPFO also, nominees are
important to get their share of PF accumulations/EDLI and the Pension benefits in case of any calamity ie., after the death of Member.
There are two types of Nominees for EPF/EDLI and Pension Schemes based on member’s marital status.
If the member is a Bachelor or Spinster having Family:
| GENDER | EPF / EDLI SCHEME | EPS SCHEME |
| MALE or FEMALE | Dependent Parents (or) Any one of the family members | Dependent Parents (or) Any one of the family members |
| Nomination can be made for one or more persons belonging to his family duly mentioning the Percentage of Share) |
If the member is a Bachelor or Spinster and no Family :
| GENDER | EPF / EDLI SCHEME | EPS SCHEME |
| MALE or FEMALE | Any person or persons | Any person |
| (Nomination can be made for one or more persons duly mentioning the Percentage of Share) |
If the member is a Married Person:
| GENDER | EPF / EDLI SCHEME | EPS SCHEME |
| MALE | -his Wife -his Children (whether married or unmarried) -his dependent parents -his deceased son’s widow and children |
His Wife, sons and daughters including legally adopted children) |
| FEMALE | -her Husband -her children (whether married or unmarried) -her dependent parents -her deceased son’s widow and children |
Her Husband, sons and daughters Including legally adopted children) |
| Nomination can be made for one or more persons belonging to his family duly mentioning the Percentage of Share) |
- If a member has a family at the time of making a Nomination, the nomination shall be in favour of one or more persons belonging to his family for EPF/EDLI Schemes and any nomination made by such member in favour of a person not belonging to his family shall be invalid.
- A fresh nomination shall be made by the member on his marriage and any nomination made before such marriage shall be deemed to be invalid.
- At the time of making a nomination, if the member has no family, the nomination may be in favour of any person or persons but if the member subsequently acquires a family, such nomination shall forthwith be deemed to be INVALID and the member shall make a fresh nomination.
“Members may nominate their nominees any number of times through e- Nomination in
member portal and the latest nomination will be valid”
You can find the official EPFO Notice Here