{"id":3068,"date":"2025-10-08T10:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/servehrindia.com\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2025-10-08T10:38:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T10:38:59","slug":"legal-update-epfo-issues-directive-for-prominent-display-of-form-5a-details-w-e-f-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/servehrindia.com\/?p=3068","title":{"rendered":"Legal Update &#8211; EPFO Issues Directive for Prominent Display of Form 5A Details w.e.f. October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-3068\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-3068-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-3068-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-3068-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">EPFO Issues Directive for Prominent Display of Form 5A Details w.e.f. October 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>On <strong>7th October 2025<\/strong>, the <strong>EPFO<\/strong> issued a directive under <strong>Para 78(3) of the Employees\u2019 Provident Funds Scheme, 1952<\/strong>, requiring all covered establishments to <strong>prominently display an extract of Form 5A<\/strong> either <strong>at their premises<\/strong> or <strong>on their official website\/mobile application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Compliance Requirements for Employers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each establishment must display the following details as per its Form 5A record<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EPF Code Number<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Registered Name of the Establishment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of Coverage under the EPF Scheme<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of Branches and Address of the Primary Branch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Name of the Regional Office having jurisdiction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> Employers must comply with this directive <strong>within 15 days<\/strong> from the date of issue, i.e. <strong>by 21st October 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, employers are advised to <strong>refer to the official notification.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/servehrindia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PF-Para783-Circular.pdf\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 7th October 2025, the EPFO issued a directive under Para 78(3) of the Employees\u2019 Provident Funds Scheme, 1952, requiring all covered establishments to prominently display an extract of Form 5A either at their premises or on their official website\/mobile application. 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