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As per EPFO circular dated 13th April 2018, the EPFO has cited the instructions issued in circular dated 27th February whereas it was directed that in case the amount of claim settlement is above rupees ten lakhs for PF claims and rupees five lakhs in respect of the EPS withdrawal claims, the claim form must be accepted through online mode only. As per this circular dated 13th April 2018, the EPFO has considered grievances raised by members/claimants (including International workers) in filing the online claims and has directed that the mandatorily online claim will be temporarily on hold so that the offline claims can also be accepted in all cases. EPFO has further directed that the claims received online from claimants will be sent online to employers for further verification, only after which the claim will be settled. The employers have been also directed to return the claim within three days to the EPFO office either accepting or rejecting the claim