UAN Number Activation Process : If you are also a job holder, then as per the rules, your PF account must also have been opened by the company? Actually, the Provident Fund Organization Authority i.e.
EPFO is a unit of the Government of India which looks after the arrangements related to PF. From opening your account to depositing money in it, paying interest and withdrawing money, EPFO looks after many other things. In such a situation, if you are also a PF account holder, then it becomes important for you to know why it is necessary to activate the UAN number of your PF account and what problems you may face if you do not get it done. So let’s know about its method. You can know about this in the next slides…
Why is it necessary to get it activated?
If you also have a PF account and you have not activated your UAN number yet, then get it done. If you do not do this, then you may face problems in withdrawing PF money. Without activating it, you will not be able to login with the UAN number. When you have to withdraw money from the PF account, you need the UAN number and password to login. Also, it is most important to activate the UAN number.
This is how PF account holders can activate their UAN number:-
Step 1
- If you have not yet activated the UAN number of your PF account, then to get it done, you first have to go to the official website of EPFO unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/
- Then you will see many options here, out of which you have to click on the option ‘Important Links’
Step 2
- Then you will see the option ‘Activate UAN’ here, on which you have to click
- Now on clicking on it a new page will open in front of you
- Where you have to enter your UAN number or if you want, you can also fill in the member ID here
After this, you have to enter your 12 digit Aadhaar number
Step 3
- Then you have to fill your name and date of birth here.
- Now enter your 10 digit mobile number here, keep in mind that this number should be linked to your Aadhar card
- Then enter the captcha code given on the screen here
- Now tick on consent and click on ‘Get Authorization Pin’ after which your UAN number gets activated.
