New Delhi, July 1 -- The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the suspension of its online member and employer services by another day, delaying the restoration of key facilities such as online claim submission and passbook downloads. According to a notice on the EPFO portal, services will now remain unavailable until 11:59 pm on July 1, and are expected to be restored from 00:00 hrs on July 2, 2026.

The extension comes as EPFO continues a planned database consolidation and software upgrade of its claims processing system. The migration, which began on June 26, is aimed at improving processing efficiency, enhancing service delivery and strengthening the reliability and security of the retirement fund body's digital ...