PF and ESI registration for employers: Guide

The Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, has come up with a common PF and ESI registration. Employers can make the registration online through the Unified Shram Suvidha Portal.

PF-ESI Registration Process

  1. Sign up on the Shram Suvidha Portal Firstly, sign-up on the Unified Shram Suvidha Portal and a verification link will be sent to your email-id. After verifying, you will be re-directed to a new page for creating your User Id and Password.
    (Note: Username and Password are case sensitive)
    Shram Suvidha- Sign Up
  2. Login to your account Next, login to your account by using the credentials used for signing up.
  3. Navigate to “Register for EPFO-ESIC” After logging in, go to “Register for EPFO-ESIC” and click on “Apply for New Registration” Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - EEPFO-ESIC Registration
  4. List of Acts Next, you will be shown the following List of Acts:

a. Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
b. Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952

Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - List of Acts

Select the Act for which you are seeking registration. Select the Act applicable to you. If only one of the Acts are applicable, choose that Act. Establishment Details Further, enter your:

a. Establishment Name as per PAN
b. Address of Establishment
c. Establishment Setup Details
d. Factory License Details, if any
e. Start-Up registration number, if any
f. MSME registration number, if any
g. Lastly, enter ownership details
Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - Establishment details
Save draft and click on “Next”.

  • eContacts Next, enter the email address and mobile number of the authorised person.
    Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - eContact
  • Contact Persons Next, you are required to enter:

    a. Primary Manager details (if any)
    b. Primary Owner details

    Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - enter contact person and owner details

    Similarly, you can add more owners. Identifiers Now, select any identifier from the dropdown list and fill in the details

    For instance, if you select “Goods and Service Tax Identification”-

    Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - select indentifier

    a. Enter GSTIN in “Identifier Value”
    b. Further, enter the name as on the GST Registration Certificate in “Name of Identifier”
    c. Thereafter, enter the date on which the GST Registration Certificate was issued in “Date of Issue”,
    d. Next, enter the name of the issuing authority in “Issued by (Authority) ”, which in case of GSTIN would be Goods and Service Tax Department
    e. Lastly, enter the place where the document was issued in “Issued at (Place)”
    Employment Details Further, you are required to enter:

    a. Employee details covered under EPF Act (Note, these details are only required for EPFO registration)
    b. Total number of employees employed for wages directly and through immediate employers on the date of application (Note, these details are only required for EPFO registration)
    c. Other common details Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - Employee details, total employees, wages, other details

  • Branch/ Division After that, enter branch/ division details, if any. Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - Employee details, total employees, wages, other details
  • Activities Further, select the primary business activity, nature and category of work from the dropdown. Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - Business Activities
  • Attachments Lastly, upload the documents from the dropdown for proof of address, date of setup proof, license proof.

    Also, upload the specimen signature (Sample format is available on the website).

    Unified Shram Suvidha Portal - Upload Attachments

    Finally, upon filling all the necessary details, you will be required to attach DSC and submit the form. Then, an email will be sent on the registered email address. Moreover, you will also receive the login id and password using which you can login to EPFO and ESIC.

    FAQs

    Can I register only for EPFO or ESIC?

    Yes, you can register either for both or any one of them. Select the Act applicable to you from the options provided before starting registration process.

    Do I have to submit any physical documents?

    All documents are to be uploaded online, no physical documents are required to be provided.