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Government of India vide gazette notification dated 25th April 2017, has made amendments to the Employees Provident Funds Scheme. Under Para 68-J and in Para 68-N for grant of advance from the fund in case of illness and to members who are physically handicapped, the earlier required provisions for requirement of a certificate from a doctor of the hospital, a certificate from his employer that the ESI benefits are not applicable and medical certificate from a competent medical practitioner to the effect that person is physically handicapped respectively have been removed. Thus, as per the changes made under the amendments to the EPFS a member can submit a self declaration to get the advance for illness under Para 68-J and the advance for the physically handicapped under Para 68-N