@ Rashmi: No it is a bug. On Sunday evening I escalated the matter via CPGRAMS PGPortal. On Monday evening an income tax officer called up and verified that there was an issue. He transferred the call to someone who was looking into the matter. He said he'd schedule a WebEx call the next morning and emailed me a link which didn't work. Next morning there was no WebEx call, and in the meanwhile, I found another bug: In 80TTA, the full 10K amount was not being accepted. Only the savings interest from HDFC bank was available to them, so only that much of a deduction could be claimed, even though I had savings interest from other banks too. So I reported that bug too by email, and I got a call again from the same number, saying they'd schedule a WebEx call, but with nothing else specified. No call happened, but the grievance filed on PGPortal has not yet been closed, so I trust they are still working to rectify the problem. As for the 26K amount, when I start filing ITR3, I'm asked a few questions. One of the questions is: "As per information available with Department, Contribution to pension scheme of Central Government has been made by employer (ReferSection 80CCD(2))" I'm asked to select yes/no, but irrespective of what I select, the amount shows up in VI-A. This 26K amount is not shown in 26AS and not shown in AIS either. In FY2021-22, since I had withdrawn my EPS (using form 10C) from the account that my first employer had created, and I received Rs.58K, I can only assume that the entire amount was not withdrawn, and the amount remaining in the account is 26K. That might be the 26K that is showing up in the income tax autofilled form. Sadly, I can't see the passbook for that EPFO account online even though I had filed a grievance to EPFO few years back, requesting them to show the passbook online. I assume I'd have to visit the EPFO office to check that.
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