How to activate UAN Easily ? | Universal Account Number
Universal Account Number(UAN) helps an employee in accessing the Provident Fund(PF) and ensure all deposits are being credited regularly. UAN is unique to every member of the Employees' Provident Fund Organization(EPFO) and is issued by the Ministry of Labor and Employment. Learn more about it here.
Benefits of UAN
- The member can avail all online services provided by EPFO. - Helps in transferring PF from old account to new account. - Partial PF withdrawal can be claimed. - Helps in keeping track of all PF accounts. - Enables SMS confirmation on credit to your PF account.
Documents required for UAN
- PAN card - Aadhar card - Bank account details and IFSC - Any other required proof of identity or address Note- The documents are usually taken by the employer during the joining in the service.
How to know your UAN?
UAN is usually displayed on the payslip. If you want to check your UAN, here’s how you can do it online- - Visit the official EPFO Member Portal and click on ‘Know your UAN’. - Enter your registered mobile number and request the OTP after entering the captcha code. - After you enter the OTP, provide the mandatory details required for verification and click on ‘Show My UAN’ to know your UAN.
How to activate UAN?
- Visit the official EPFO Member Portal and click on ‘Activate UAN’. - Enter your UAN/member ID along with other mandatory details and captcha code and then click on ‘Get Authorization PIN’. - Enter the authorization PIN received on your mobile number which is registered with EPFO and click on ‘Validate OTP and Activate UAN’. - Your UAN will be activated and you will receive a password on your registered mobile number. - You can then log in to your EPF account using your UAN and password anytime you want to. Read the full article