UAN - Universal Account Number

UAN - Universal Account Number

This is a single number that a PF subscriber can use to view all accounts held by him/her with different establishments. The unique 12 digit UAN links all member ids of a PF subscriber. This makes accessing and tracking his/her accounts easy and convenient. UANs are provided to employees by their employers. Once obtained, the allotted UAN should be quoted to new employers, if any. The new employer will provide a new member id to the employee and this will be linked to the UAN. With UANs, employees will depend less on employer intervention especially in transferring of PF accounts.

UANs are still in the process of being rolled out. An employee can check if he/she has been allotted a UAN by checking the uan members section of the EPFO services portal at www.uanmembers.epfoservices.in. Here, employees can check their UAN status by providing their PF account number. If allotted, they can approach their employer to obtain it. Employees have to provide KYC documents to their employers (which employers verify) before they are given their UAN. The next step will be to register or activate their UAN.

Activating / Registering UAN

Employees who receive their UAN will have to register it. This can be done at the UAN members site as mentioned above by clicking on the link provided ‘Activate Your UAN’. Employees require the following details to activate their UAN - the UAN itself, member ID as given by the new employer who provided the UAN and mobile number. When registering or activating their UANs, employees have to also create passwords for the UAN members portal. The user id will be the UAN itself.

Once registered, members can access their UAN cards and PF passbooks. UANs can also be activated via mobile phones. To do so, members should login to the UAN Member Portal and choose ‘Download Passbook’ or ‘Download UAN Card’ from the download menu.