How do I know if UAN is activated?
EPFO members can check the status of UAN online. You can select the state and provide your EPFO account number to check the UAN status. This online service is provided by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).
How long it takes for UAN activation?
Link Aadhaar with UAN – online On entering the correct OTP, you will be asked to enter your Aadhaar number and specify your gender. Choose the OTP verification after this step to successfully generate and verify your Aadhaar. Once done click ‘Submit’. Your Aadhaar will be linked to your UAN within 15 days.
How can I delete UAN?
Procedure to deactivate or merge two UAN
- In case you have two UANs, the issue must be reported to the EPFO or the new employer.
- An email must be sent to [email protected].
- A verification will be conducted by the EPFO to resolve the issue.
- Once the verification is completed, the old UAN will be deactivated.
How can I close my old UAN account?
- Inform your employer to close the old UAN.
- You can also directly send an email at [email protected].
- Mention your UANs and related information in the email.
- The EPFO will verify these and all your old UANs will be closed.
- Only the most recent UAN will be operational.
What happens if UAN is not activated?
If you don’t activate your UAN number then you need to depend on your employer or PF office for every small PF related works. Every employee who is contributing to EPF will have a UAN number and PF account number. If you don’t know your UAN number then you can find it with your PF account number at UAN member portal.
How can I deactivate my UAN account?
Can UAN be closed?
You have to report the issue to the current employer or write to the EPFO to block the previous UAN and transfer the existing balance to the active UAN. This can also be done online by visiting the OCTP portal on the EPFO’s member portal. In case EPFO members have more than one UAN, the old UAN must be deactivated.
What will happen if I have 2 UAN number?
What happens if you have 2 UAN numbers? Having 2 different UAN numbers for one employee is illegal and against the rules. If you move from one organization to another, you must get your PF account transferred as soon as possible.
Can a person have 2 PF accounts?
The Central Government has recently announced that the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF) can have two separate PF accounts if their contribution is more than Rs 2.5 lakh.
What happens if you have 2 UAN numbers?
What happens if PF is not transferred?
Speaking on what happens when an employee don’t transfer its PF account after changing job Mumbai-based tax and investment expert Balwant Jain said, “If an employee don’t transfer its EPF account after changing job, the interest rate earned in the account becomes taxable from the month when monthly credit of PF …
How do I Activate my Uan?
Members can activate their UAN by visiting the UAN based Member Portal website i.e. https://uanmembers.epfoservices.in/. Member should have UAN, Mobile and Member ID readily available to activate his/her UAN on the UAN Member Portal. For further details, please select the hyperlink ‘User Manual for Members’.
What is a UAN number?
UAN stands for Universal Account Number to be allotted by EPFO. The UAN will act as an umbrella for the multiple Member IDs allotted to an individual by different establishments. The idea is to link multiple Member Identification Numbers (Member Id) allotted to a single member under single Universal Account Number.
Why do I need to Activate my UAN number for EPF?
EPF members need to activate their UAN number to avail various online facilities related to the PF scheme like PF passbook download, PF transfer and PF withdrawal, and correction of PF details, etc. If you don’t activate your UAN number then you need to depend on your employer or PF office for every small PF related works.
How to activate UAN when shifting from one job to another?
While shifting from one job to the other under different employers, all that changes is the PF number and not the UAN number. For UAN activation, you need to carefully follow specific steps which will allow you to share your PF account details with different employers. Here are the details about the UAN activation process.