New Delhi, May 26 -- Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), the government's social security schemes manager, has clarified that an overlap in service periods cannot be a ground to reject the transfer claims of employees.

The body highlighted that overlapping service periods may occur due to genuine reasons, and hence, the transfer claims, which allow members to move their provident fund balances from one employer to another when switching jobs, cannot be denied solely for this reason.

In a circular dated May 20, 2025, EPFO stated, "It has been observed that Transfer Claim requests are being rejected due to the issue of Overlap in Service Periods by the Regional Offices. However, overlapping in services can occur due to genuine r...