EPF Form 31 — PF partial withdrawal / advance
The claim for a partial withdrawal from your PF while still employed — for specified purposes such as housing, medical treatment, education or marriage. Issued and governed by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Below: who files it, when, and the mistake that costs people the most — plus the free tools for the PDFs that come with it, all of which run on your device.
Open the tools- Who files it, when, and what people get Form 31 wrong
- The current form always comes from the authority — we never host a copy
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Who files Form 31
Serving members who meet the conditions for the purpose being claimed. Each purpose carries its own eligibility and its own limit.
When
Any time the conditions for that purpose are met; there is no annual window.
The thing people get wrong
The purpose you select decides both the limit and the documents required, and picking the wrong one is the usual reason a claim comes back. Read the conditions for that specific purpose before selecting it, not after.
Where to get the current Form 31
From the EPFO member portal (UAN). Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). We deliberately do not host a copy of any government form. They are revised without notice, and a stale file served from here would be worse than none — you would file it and find out months later.
The tools people need around Form 31
Form 31 is filed with the authority, not with us. What we do is the document work around it — the part where a payroll portal caps uploads at a few megabytes, or two certificates have to become one file, or a statement has to become rows you can total.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Form 31?
The claim for a partial withdrawal from your PF while still employed — for specified purposes such as housing, medical treatment, education or marriage.
Who needs to file Form 31?
Serving members who meet the conditions for the purpose being claimed. Each purpose carries its own eligibility and its own limit.
Where do I download Form 31?
From the EPFO member portal (UAN) — see Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). We do not host a copy: government forms are revised without notice, and a stale copy is worse than none.
Can DiemDesk file Form 31 for me?
No, and nothing here does. We are document tools, not a filing service. What we help with is the paperwork around the filing — combining certificates, compressing a scan under a portal's upload limit, turning a statement into a spreadsheet, or redacting an account number before you forward something. All of it runs in your browser.
Are my documents uploaded?
No. The in-browser tools open and rebuild the file on your own device, so a Form 16 or a bank statement never leaves it. Open your browser's Network tab and you will see no request carrying the file.
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