EPF transfer / withdrawal stuck. RTI to EPFO Regional Office for claim file noting + Bhavishya / TRRN status. Template + case law (2026).

EPF transfer / withdrawal claim is delayed beyond 20-day Citizen Charter timeline.

• RTI Act, 2005 §6, §7(1).
• EPF & MP Act, 1952 + EPF Scheme, 1952.
• EPFO Citizen Charter — 20 days for claim.

To:
The Public Information Officer (PIO),
[Office name + address].

Subject: RTI under §6 — PF Transfer Delay query

Sir/Madam,

Under the RTI Act, 2005, kindly provide:
1. Status of EPF claim TRRN [NUMBER] / Form-19/10C/31/13 dated [DATE]
   for UAN [NUMBER].
2. Reason for delay beyond 20-day Citizen Charter.
3. File noting from receipt to current stage.
4. Required corrections / employer-side queries pending.
5. Regional PF Commissioner contact for the said RPFO.
Rs. 10 IPO enclosed.

Yours faithfully,
[Name]
[Address + phone + email]
[Date]

• Day 31 First Appeal to RPFC-rank FAA.
• Day 76 Second Appeal to CIC.
• Parallel EPFiGMS grievance portal; PF Tribunal.

• CIC EPFO records (2021) — EPF claim file notings disclosable.
• EPFO defaulters CIC (2022) — Defaulter records disclosable.

• Forgetting UAN.
• Filing to wrong RPFO (claim is at the employer's RPFO, not member's).
• Asking for employer's contribution data (some §8(1)(j) issues).

Yes — for own UAN linkage; demand employer challans.

• Scholarship delay RTI
• Pension delay RTI
• Subsidy status RTI
• File RTI online — 12 steps
• RTI — 25 questions answered

• RTI Act, 2005 — full text.
• Citation chain in body.
• Citizen Charter of the relevant authority.
• Case-law database at /cases/search.

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.