The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will introduce an e-inspection system which will simplify the inspection process and ensure organizations with open communications will not be subject to physical inspection until absolutely necessary. The development has been confirmed by Central Provident Fund Commissioner Sunil Barthwal.
Barthwal also said that EPFO proposed to amend the Act to limit inquiry period to a maximum of two years in order to curtail harassment. Further, he noted that small percentage of employees are unable to generate UAN (a 12-digit Universal Account Number to all employees entitled to EPF) due to a mismatch in data and added that the EPFO is looking at alternative authentication vis-a-vis the employee database, to address this issue.
Besides, Central Provident Fund Commissioner proposed to set up a society of self-regulating consultants, similar to ICAI (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India), in order to curb misuse and corruption.
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