EPFO New Feature: There is a big news for crores of people of Employees Provident Fund Organization i.e. EPFO. Now creating and activating Universal Account Number i.e. UAN has become easier than ever. From August 1, 2025, you can create and activate UAN by scanning your face with the help of Umang app.
This new method has been introduced so that there is no mistake and employees do not have to face any hassle. UAN is a unique number of your PF account. Without it, you cannot withdraw your PF money, check your balance or change your information.
EPFO has introduced three new services
EPFO has launched three new features in the Umang app. First, if you want a new UAN, you can create it and activate it immediately. Second, if your UAN is already created but not active, you can activate it. Third, if your UAN is already active, you can use it by recognizing your face. For these features, you only need Aadhaar card and Umang app. You can download this app for free from Google Play Store.
You can do all this yourself from your smartphone, without any help from anyone. If your company wants to create UAN, then it can also use this app. You can also download the UAN card in PDF.
How to use this facility:
The method of creating UAN is very easy. First of all, open the Umang app and click on the option of ‘UAN Allotment and Activation’.
Then enter your Aadhaar number and the mobile number linked to it.
To consent, check a box and click ‘Send OTP’.
An OTP will be sent to your phone, enter it and verify.
If necessary, download the Aadhaar Face RD app.
Then select the facial recognition option.
The camera will open in the app, which will scan your face.
After scanning, the edge of the screen will turn green.
If your face matches the Aadhaar data, the system will immediately create a new UAN and send it to your mobile via SMS.
Employees got big relief
This new facility is a big relief for employees. Earlier, to create UAN, the company had to send your data to EPFO. Sometimes there were mistakes in the name, mobile number or other information, due to which problems arose later.
Now this problem will end with facial recognition. Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that this is a big digital step for employees. In 2024-25, 1.27 crore UANs were created, but only 35% were activated. With this new technology, now more people will be able to activate their UAN easily. This facility will save time and make PF related services even easier and more reliable.
