What HaqPath is—and is not
HaqPath is an independent hackathon prototype. It is not connected to or endorsed by EPFO or any government body.
Implemented
- Task-first public-service shell
- Three synthetic citizen scenarios
- Deterministic blocker and ownership rules
- Persisted correction, tracking and escalation flow
- English and Hindi core journey
- Keyboard and responsive interactions
Mocked
- Claims, account records and evidence documents
- Employer and field-office actions
- Payment trace and bank credit
- Grievance submission and receipts
- Office finder and service timelines
Production integrations
- Authenticated authoritative member records
- Employer source-record corrections
- EPFO claim and grievance status
- Consent-based payment trace
- Audited notifications and receipts
AI boundary
- AI may explain a synthetic technical remark
- AI may draft editable grievance text
- Zod validates structured output
- Every AI feature has a deterministic fallback
- Rules—not AI—decide state, owner and deadline
Privacy and safety
- Never enter real UAN, Aadhaar, PAN or bank details
- Never upload personal documents
- Only masked synthetic identifiers are visible
- No live EPFO, employer, bank or Aadhaar API
- Server-only optional API key
Known limitations
- Prototype timelines are illustrative
- No legal or eligibility determination
- Synthetic office and receipt data
- Single-device local persistence
- Not a replacement for an official portal
Research basis
Problem framing uses public EPFO service surfaces, grievance flows, official press releases and public reporting about claim rejection and digital-service changes. The interface does not copy government branding or a government design system.