New Delhi, July 21: The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) intends to allot National Social Security Number (NSSN) to all members of employees' provident fund as part of the modernisation project - 're-inventing EPF India', the Lok Sabha was informed today. The NSSN would be a 14-digit number based on various parameters like name, date of birth and father's name and will be launched in six pilot centres and a few select locations in the first phase, minister of state for labour Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply.

He said NSSN would form the basis of delivering enhanced and quality services to the members who can have access to their individual accounts at any place and at any time. Gangwar said the turn around time between receipt of a claim and issue of cheque to a subscriber will be two to three days and the members would have a single account which will not be affected on change of employment by the member.

He said the NSSN would facilitate identification of the members in all their transactions with the organisation, without the intervention of employers, enabling better and faster service delivery.

The minister informed the house that work of allotment was scheduled to commence during the current quarter. Bureau Report