Dear Seniors,
State Bank of India rejected my PF challan for the month of March, asking for a new format. We have online PFINDIA registration but don't know how to create the challan online. I found one ECR option where it is asking to upload some text file. Please help me with how I can create a text format file that can be uploaded online to create a new PF challan. It's very urgent. Please guide me.
Thank you.
From India, Mumbai
15State Bank of India rejected my PF challan for the month of March, asking for a new format. We have online PFINDIA registration but don't know how to create the challan online. I found one ECR option where it is asking to upload some text file. Please help me with how I can create a text format file that can be uploaded online to create a new PF challan. It's very urgent. Please guide me.
Thank you.
From India, Mumbai
Hi,
First of all, create a user ID and password on the PF website. There is an option called E-sewa. Make a file in Excel 2007 following the format provided in the E-sewa option. Save the file in CSV format. After saving the file in CSV format, open it in a text file and remove the header line from the text file. Replace all "," with "#~#". Finally, download it on your homepage, which you have created. Then, you can generate a challan.
Regards,
Raj
+91 98711 93291
From India, Delhi
First of all, create a user ID and password on the PF website. There is an option called E-sewa. Make a file in Excel 2007 following the format provided in the E-sewa option. Save the file in CSV format. After saving the file in CSV format, open it in a text file and remove the header line from the text file. Replace all "," with "#~#". Finally, download it on your homepage, which you have created. Then, you can generate a challan.
Regards,
Raj
+91 98711 93291
From India, Delhi
Hi Ravita,
Please go through the below links. There are extensive discussions related to your query:
- [Regarding E-Sewa EPF](https://www.citehr.com/401123-regarding-e-sewa-epf.html)
- [New ECR Format Submission](https://www.citehr.com/401414-new-ecr-format-submission.html)
I believe these links will help clarify your doubts. If you still have questions, feel free to contact me :)
Thank you.
From India, Bangalore
Please go through the below links. There are extensive discussions related to your query:
- [Regarding E-Sewa EPF](https://www.citehr.com/401123-regarding-e-sewa-epf.html)
- [New ECR Format Submission](https://www.citehr.com/401414-new-ecr-format-submission.html)
I believe these links will help clarify your doubts. If you still have questions, feel free to contact me :)
Thank you.
From India, Bangalore
Dear seniors,
My organization is EDLI exempted. We pay LIC yearly for the EDLI scheme. When generating the challan, will it omit account number 21, or do we need to raise this issue with PF? I noticed that there are no details about EDLI in the ECR format.
D. Balavinayagam
From India, Madras
My organization is EDLI exempted. We pay LIC yearly for the EDLI scheme. When generating the challan, will it omit account number 21, or do we need to raise this issue with PF? I noticed that there are no details about EDLI in the ECR format.
D. Balavinayagam
From India, Madras
Creating an Excel file can be too hectic. Instead, download the E-Return tools and install them on your system. Update the employer data, input the monthly data, and generate the ECR file. Then, upload it using E-sewa. This is the easiest way to proceed, and it is also compulsory as we will need to file forms such as 3A, 6A, 12A, etc., through these E-Return tools later on.
From India, New+Delhi
From India, New+Delhi
For EDLI, you need not ask the PF department. Under E-return tools, there is an option for EDLI exemption. You need to first check on it and then generate the ECR text and upload. Keep the EDLI column blank and submit.
From India, New+Delhi
From India, New+Delhi
Dear Raj , Please see the attachment. I created the text format as guided by you but still it is showing error on downloading . Error line 001. Please let me know what is wrong in the format.
From India, Mumbai
From India, Mumbai
Hi ravitha I could find there are .(dots) at the names and in the contributions. All the contribution should be rounded to near rupee. You shall send excel sheet. so let me check and revert
From India, Bangalore
From India, Bangalore
Hello Ravita Shukla,
Have you installed E-return tools? My suggestion is you better go for these tools; this will make your work easy and safe. Creating Excel and converting the same into text will give you errors, but generating files through E-return tools for upload is easy and error-free.
From India, New+Delhi
Have you installed E-return tools? My suggestion is you better go for these tools; this will make your work easy and safe. Creating Excel and converting the same into text will give you errors, but generating files through E-return tools for upload is easy and error-free.
From India, New+Delhi
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