Universal Account Number is a unique ID number given to the members of EPFO. This number is of 12 digits. These days all the important services are going online. UAN number helps you to view EPF balance, withdraw money and receive PF loan application. Let us tell you how you can activate the UAN number in a few minutes.Â
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.Â
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.Â
- 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.Â
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. Â
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.
