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Form 19, 10C, and 31 — What Replaced Them

Form 19, Form 10C, Form 31 — the numbers every PF withdrawal guide has used for years. We read the EPF Scheme, 2026's own forms list looking for them. They're not there.

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The short answer

The EPF Scheme, 2026 defines its own forms as Roman numerals I through XII — all employer-side compliance forms (exemption applications, ownership returns, contractor declarations, the monthly ECR). None of them are named "19," "10C," or "31," and the Scheme's claims paragraph doesn't reference a numbered member-facing form at all.

What the old numbers meant

Under the 1952 Scheme, three forms covered the bulk of member withdrawal claims: Form 19 (final PF settlement), Form 10C (pension withdrawal benefit / scheme certificate, under the Pension Scheme), and Form 31 (partial withdrawal / advance). Payroll and HR guidance has referenced these numbers for decades — they're deeply embedded in how PF withdrawal is discussed online.

What we found in the 2026 Scheme's own text instead

The Scheme's Forms I–XII list, checked directly:

  • Form I — exemption application
  • Form V — employer return of employees required/entitled to join, and wages paid
  • Form VI — ownership return (a KYC/ownership-disclosure requirement without a direct 1952-Scheme equivalent)
  • Form VII — the Electronic Challan-cum-Return (ECR), continuing largely as before
  • Forms VIII–IX — branch and authorised-signatory details
  • Forms X–XII — contractor registration, declaration, and monthly statements

Every one of these is an employer-compliance form. None is a member-facing withdrawal claim form. And paragraph 54, "Filing of claims," describes the process member-side without naming a form at all:

"...a claim application on the designated portal created for the purpose."

Read plainly, that's it: members file through a portal-based claim application, not a numbered paper (or digital-but-numbered) form.

What we can't confirm — and why that caveat matters

Two things we're deliberately not claiming: first, whether the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 (a separate document we haven't yet fetched) still names a pension-specific claim form the way the old Form 10C did. Second, and more practically — the absence of "Form 19/10C/31" from the Scheme's own legal text doesn't necessarily mean EPFO's live claims portal has dropped those labels from its user interface. Government digital portals often keep familiar button names for continuity even after the underlying legal form structure changes. If you're filing a claim today, check what your UAN portal actually calls the option in front of you rather than assuming either way.

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FAQ

Not in the Scheme's own legal text. Its Forms I-XII list is entirely employer-compliance forms (exemption, ownership return, ECR, contractor forms) — none of them are numbered 19, 10C, or 31, and none are member-facing withdrawal claim forms.

Paragraph 54 ("Filing of claims") describes members filing "a claim application on the designated portal created for the purpose" — a portal-based process, with no specific form number referenced in the Scheme text.

We haven't verified this either way. The Scheme's legal text has dropped those numbers, but government portals sometimes keep familiar labels for continuity even after the underlying form structure changes — check what your UAN portal actually shows rather than assuming.

Form 19 covered final PF settlement, Form 10C covered pension withdrawal benefit under the Pension Scheme, and Form 31 covered partial withdrawals/advances — the three most common member-facing claim forms under the 1952 Scheme.

We haven't fetched the Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026's own text yet, so we're not asserting an answer for that separate scheme here.

Last verified: 21 Aug 2026

Sources: Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 (G.S.R. 525(E), notified 29 June 2026), Forms I–XII and paragraph 54, read directly from the Gazette notification text.

This is general information, not compliance or financial advice. Confirm the exact claim process and form/portal labelling currently in use with EPFO before relying on this for a filing decision.