Why is it necessary to activate UAN?

UAN or Universal Account Number is actually a 12 digit permanent number. It is issued by EPFO. It links all the PF accounts of the employee at one place. When a person changes his job, his new PF account gets linked to the old UAN. This makes it very easy to track PF balance, view passbook, update KYC and file a claim.

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This decision will especially provide relief to those unorganized and contract workers whose UAN has not been activated till now or who were facing difficulty in joining within the earlier deadline. This will provide additional time to avail the benefit of ELI (Employees’ Life Insurance) scheme.

What is ELI or EDLI scheme?

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has recently announced several updates. After these updates, operating a PF account will not only be easy, but claim settlement and money transfer will also become much simpler than before. Along with this, this update of EPFO ​​will provide many benefits to both the employer and the employee. We are telling you about these benefits in detail here, after which EPFO ​​account holders will be able to easily complete other tasks including PF, UAN.

New version of Form 13

EPFO has released an updated edition of Form 13 for transferring PF when changing jobs, which will make it easier for EPFO ​​members to transfer the money deposited in their PF account to another account when changing jobs. Let us tell you that EPFO’s updated Form 13 will work to further enhance many of the facilities already available in the existing Form 19.

PF interest taxable or non-taxable

EPFO has made many major changes in Form 13, after which it will be easy to know whether the interest deposited in the PF account will be taxable or non-taxable. Along with this, correct calculation of TDS can be done with the updated Form 13 and there will be less chance of any kind of mistake in it.

Generating UAN became easy

Now employers will be able to generate a large number of UAN numbers without Aadhaar card. Along with this, the facility will also benefit the members associated with PF Trust, which have either been merged with EPFO ​​​​or their exemption has been canceled. After this change, employers will now be able to generate UAN of a large number of employees without Aadhaar with the help of existing member ID and available data. However, these UANs will be active only when Aadhaar ID is fed into them.

EPFO outstanding payments

In the recent past, many PF account holders had complained to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization that they were not getting their PF amount through the standard Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) system. In such a situation, it was clarified by the EPFO ​​that such PF account holders will be paid the PF amount once through a demand draft.

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has recently made many important changes in its functioning. Its aim is to make the process faster, simpler and digital for Provident Fund (PF) account holders. These changes are not only technologically advanced, but are also directly benefiting millions of employees. Let us know the 7 major changes of EPFO ​​​​which were implemented in recent months.

1. Form 13 process for PF transfer simplified

EPFO has simplified the process of Form 13 from January 2025. Now in most cases, employer approval is not required. This will make PF transfer faster. Automatic merger of old and new PF accounts has also become possible. Also, clarity on the taxable and non-taxable part of the PF amount will also make the calculation of TDS accurate.

2. UAN activation through Aadhaar face authentication

EPFO has introduced the facility to generate and activate UAN through UMANG app by implementing Aadhaar based face authentication technology. This is especially beneficial for those 70% members who have not been able to activate UAN till now.

3. Employer approval requirement for bank account linking is abolished

Now PF account holders can link their bank account to UAN directly through NPCI/Bank. Earlier this process required the approval of the employer, which took an average of 16 days. This hurdle has now been removed.

4. No need to upload check leaf or passbook

Now, members need not upload the image of cheque leaf or bank passbook while filing online claim, provided their bank account is verified through NPCI.

5. PF advance will be available for home repair through self-declaration

Under Para 68B(7) of the EPF Scheme 1952, now members can take PF advance for repairs only on the basis of self-declaration after 5 years of construction of the house. However, this facility will be available only if it is not linked to the housing advance taken earlier.

6. Facility of UAN generation in bulk without linking Aadhaar

EPFO has implemented a new system through which employers can generate UAN even for those employees whose Aadhaar is not linked. This facility has been provided especially in those cases where old PF contributions are now being merged into EPFO.

7. One-time payment of dues is now possible through demand draft also

EPFO has allowed one-time payment of old dues through demand draft in cases where payment through electronic challan is not possible. This facility will be given only under special circumstances on the satisfaction of the regional officer.

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You can avail this service through UMANG app, and avail all the services of EPFO ​​like viewing passbook, updating KYC and submitting claims. But the question is how will all this happen? Let’s understand.

Why was there a problem with UAN activation earlier?

Till now, there were many problems in activating UAN. Sometimes correct information was not available, sometimes there was a problem with OTP, and sometimes there was a mistake in Aadhaar data. Many times the UAN did not reach the employee, and even in the one that reached, the mobile number was wrong or missing. Now this process has been made so simple that without any paperwork, just a smartphone in your hand and a few clicks, and your UAN will be activated. The figures also show the same thing—out of 1.26 crore UANs, only 44.68 lakh were activated in 2024-25. That is, only 30% UANs were working. Now with this new technology, it is expected that this figure will increase rapidly.

How to activate UAN through UMANG app?

Now how will all this happen? Through the UMANG app. Yes, the same UMANG app that the Government of India has created for the citizens, where all the government services are available on a single platform. Now, for UAN activation you just have to follow some easy steps.

• Download UMANG App: First of all download UMANG App from Playstore.
• Download AadhaarFaceRD app: Then download the AadhaarFaceRD app also.
• Go to UAN Services: Open UMANG app and go to “UAN Allotment and Activation”.
• Enter Aadhaar and mobile number: Enter Aadhaar number and the mobile number linked to that number.
• Enter OTP: After entering the OTP, tick the checkbox to give consent.
• Use face detection: Take a Live Photo of yourself with the camera—and as soon as the green outline appears, your photo will be captured.
• UAN will be activated: Now your UAN will be activated after matching with the Aadhaar database and will be sent to your registered number via SMS. You can also download it from the UMANG app or EPFO ​​portal.

That’s it, now you don’t need to take help from anyone. You can generate and activate UAN yourself without the help of the employer.

Facial recognition will provide more security

Activating UAN through facial recognition can prove to be a killer trick. There could be some error in traditional methods like OTP or demographic verification, but the verification done through facial recognition will be completely correct and secure. This will ensure that no fraud takes place and your UAN remains completely safe.

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EPFO ​​has extended this deadline to 15 December 2024. Earlier this deadline was 30 November 2024. EPFO ​​has given this information on the social media platform X. Apart from this, the government has also extended the last date for linking bank account with Aadhaar.

The scheme came in the budget of 2024-25

In the budget for the financial year 2024-25, three schemes A, B and C were announced for the employment-related incentive scheme. It has a target of generating employment, skills and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth in 5 years with an expenditure of Rs 2 lakh crore. The target of the ELI scheme is to create more than 2 crore jobs in 2 years. In this, Scheme A will focus on first-time employment and EPF scheme. Scheme B will focus on creating jobs in manufacturing and Scheme C will focus on employer support.

Dear Employers,
The date of UAN activation and Aadhaar seeding of Bank Account has been extended till 15th December.
Ensure to do the same for all employees who have joined in the current financial year, starting with the latest joinees, to avail the benefit of the Employment… pic.twitter.com/u0Sob5Qujf

— EPFO (@socialepfo) December 4, 2024

You will be able to take advantage of many services

Activating UAN will give employees access to many services of EPFO. This will enable them to manage their PF accounts well. They can view and download PF passbook. Apart from this, employees can make partial withdrawals or submit claims for advance or transfer.

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