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.

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Earlier this deadline was 30 November 2024, which has been extended to 15 December 2024. Employees and companies have got 10 more days to link the UAN of their employees and do Aadhaar-seeding. EPFO ​​​​announced this change on 4 December 2024. This information has been given through social media platform.

EPFO gave instructions

EPFO has asked all employers to activate UAN for employees joining in the current financial year and link bank accounts with Aadhaar. This step is necessary to avail the benefits of Employment Linked Incentive Scheme (ELI). Employers have been appealed to update the information of all employees starting with new employees so that the benefits of this scheme can be availed on time. For this, it is mandatory to link your bank account with Aadhaar.

What is ELI scheme?

In the Union Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme. The scheme was aimed at increasing employment and encouraging companies to hire new employees. The government has divided this scheme into three parts.

Scheme A: Under this scheme, companies will get a subsidy of ₹15,000 on hiring new graduates, which will be given in three installments. This is expected to provide employment to 30 lakh youth.

Scheme B: This is specifically for the manufacturing sector. Under this, companies will get Rs 3,000 per employee per month for two years on new recruitments. For eligibility, companies have to add 50 new employees or increase their workforce by 25%.

Scheme C: This scheme will provide general incentives to increase the workforce in different industries. Not much is known about it and it will be developed further.

Why is it important to activate and link UAN?

EPFO said in a notification on 22 November 2024 that every EPFO ​​member should have an Aadhaar-linked UAN. It is necessary to activate it by logging in to the portal. Through an active UAN, employees can view PF passbook, apply for online claim, update personal information and track claim status. To avail any Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, it is necessary to link the beneficiary’s bank account with Aadhaar, so that the benefits can be deposited directly into the bank account.

Process to activate UAN

• Visit the EPFO ​​member portal: https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/
• Click on the ‘Activate UAN’ link. Enter your UAN number, Aadhaar number, date of birth, and mobile number linked with Aadhaar. Check that your mobile number is linked with Aadhaar.
• Give consent for Aadhaar OTP verification
• Click on ‘Get Authorization PIN’ and receive the PIN on your Aadhaar-linked mobile number
• Enter the OTP. Password will be sent to your registered number after activation is complete.

Employers or companies have to ensure that all their employees have completed the process of activating UAN and linking it with Aadhaar by 15 December 2024. So that they can avail the benefits of the ELI scheme.

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. Today i.e. 30th November is the last day for the employees employed in the current financial year to activate their EPFO ​​Universal Account Number (UAN). If UAN is not activated, they will not be able to avail the benefits of Employment Linked Incentive (ELI Scheme). It was announced in the Union Budget 2024-2025 that all eligible employees will have to acquire their Universal Account Number and link their Aadhaar number to their bank account to participate in the ELI scheme. UAN can be activated online from home.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched three ELI schemes (A, B and C) during the General Budget 2024. The benefit of ELI is given through DBT, so all companies have been urged to ensure UAN activation and Aadhaar seeding for all new entrants. To ensure that maximum companies and employees benefit from the ELI scheme, the Ministry of Labor and Employment had directed EPFO ​​​​to work actively with the companies.

How to activate UAN online

UAN can be completed using Aadhaar based OTP process. You can do this important task by following the steps given below…

• First of all go to EPFO ​​membership portal.
• Now click on the “Activate UAN” link under “Important Links”.
• After this, fill the required details like UAN number, Aadhaar number, name, date of birth and Aadhaar linked mobile number.
• Give your consent for Aadhaar based OTP verification.
• Now click on “Get Authorization PIN” to get OTP on the Aadhaar linked mobile number.
• To complete the UAN activation process, enter the OTP received on your mobile number.
• After successful activation a password will be sent to your registered mobile number.

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How to know your UAN number
If you are working in a company and you have information about your UAN number, then you can ask the HR of that company for the UN number. Apart from this, you can find out through the UAN portal of EPFO. You have to give your UAN with the new company while changing jobs, so that your previous balance can be transferred to the new account. 

How to Activate UAN

• First of all go to the official website of EPFO.
• Click on For Employee in the Services menu.
• Click on the Member UAN/Online Service option, after that a page will open.
• Then click on Activate Universal Account Number (UAN) option. 
• After that fill all the details carefully and click on Get Authorization Pin
• After this a One Time Password (OTP) will come on the registered mobile number.
• After filling the OTP, you have to verify the details. After that click on Agree. Then UAN has to be activated.
• It takes six hours to activate the UAN number. Once the UN number is activated, you can do all the work related to PF.

What is the UN number
The employee becomes a member of this organization as soon as the UN number is registered with the EPFO. Along with this, the organization provides you a 12 digit UN number. Explain that the full form of UAN is Universal Account Number. From this number the user can get all the information related to his account by using the online services of EPFO. 

Maintains 19.34 Crore Accounts EPFO
​​Employees Provident Fund is the largest social security organization in the world As per the 2016-2017 Annual Report, EPFO ​​currently maintains 19.34 Crore accounts.  

Established on 15 November 1951 The Employees’ Provident Fund was
established on 15 November 1951, with the issuance of the Employees’ Provident Fund Ordinance. This ordinance was replaced by the Employees’ Provident Fund Act 1952. The Employees’ Provident Fund Bill was introduced in the Parliament in the form of Bill No. 15 of the year 1952, so that provisions could be made for the establishment of Provident Fund of employees working in factories and other institutions.

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