The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has extended the deadline for activating the Universal Account Number (UAN) for new employees of the private sector.
For this, they will now have to link their UAN and bank account with Aadhaar by December 15. Earlier its last date was November 30, but a large number of employees missed it. EPFO has given them another chance.
EPFO says that by activating UAN, employees will be able to avail the benefits of Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme. The organization has instructed employers to update the UAN and bank account of all new employees within the stipulated time limit.
What will be the loss if you do not link
Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the scheme is possible only when Aadhaar and bank account are registered with UAN number with complete details. Currently, information is being updated only for employees who joined the job in the current financial year. In the next phase, old employees will also have to update their details.
Activate UAN number like this
- First go to the EPFO portal (https://www.epfindia.gov.in/). Click on the Activate UAN link under Important Links.
- Enter UAN, Aadhaar number, name, date of birth and mobile number linked with Aadhaar.
- Employees have to ensure that their mobile number is linked with Aadhaar.
- After that agree to Aadhaar OTP verification.
- Click on Get Verification PIN to receive OTP on your Aadhaar linked mobile number.
- Enter the OTP to complete the activation.
- On successful activation a password will be sent to your registered mobile number.
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