UAN stands for Universal Account Number. It is a 12-digit number provided to all Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation members. One generally gets the UAN when they start their first job. The UAN E Sewa portal lets you access all the online Provident Fund services easily. However, you first need to follow a simple UAN activation process.
The UAN is allotted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. It is a unique number, and every employee can have only one UAN throughout their service period. If you change your employer, just like your EPF account, UAN also moves to your new employer.
Below we give a detailed explanation of how to perform UAN registration and UAN activation.
There are several services available on the EPFO portal. Therefore, all employees must activate their UAN to avail of these benefits. To successfully do the UAN activation, employees must know their UAN, Aadhar number, PAN, and member number.
How to Generate the UAN?
If you do not know your Universal Account Number, you can find it on the UAN member portal website. Follow the steps given below:
- Go to the UAN E Sewa portal. You can use this link.
- Look for the Important Links menu.
- In this menu, click on the direct UAN allotment by employees.
- A new page will open where you will have to enter the mobile number linked to your Aadhar card.
- You will have to fill in the correct Captcha code.
- Once you do that, an OTP will be generated and sent to your number.
- Enter the OTP received on your mobile on the web page.
- If correct, your details will be auto-filled from your Adhaar database.
- Check if all the details are correct.
- Click on ‘Obtain UAN’.
- You will also receive the UAN as sms on your mobile number.
How to Perform UAN Activation
After successful registration, one must have the universal account number and PF member ID. Follow these steps:
- Enter the EPF portal website’s url in your browser.
- Under the Important Links menu, select Activate UAN.
- The next page that opens will ask for either your UAN, Aadhar number, Member ID, or PAN card details.
- Next, you will be required to enter your details.
- Enter your name, address, date of birth, email address, and phone number.
- Make sure all the spellings and details are correct.
- Fill in the correct Captcha code as shown on the site.
- Click on ‘Get Authorization Pin’.
- An authorisation pin will be sent to your registered mobile number.
- Enter that pin on the next page that opens up on the screen.
- Click on ‘I Agree’ before the terms and conditions.
- Click on validate OTP.
- Click on Activate UAN.
- You will receive an auto-generated password and details on your registered mobile number.
- Sign in using this password.
Once you have logged in using the password sent to you through SMS, you can later change the password as per your choice.
To complete the UAN activation, you will require the following documents
- Aadhaar Card
- PAN Card
- Driver’s License
- Passport
- Voter ID
- Bank Account Details
- Address Proof
- ESIC Card
How to Find Your UAN?
If your UAN has already been activated by your employer and you do not know your Universal Account Number, you can look it up in the following way:
- Go to the EPFO online member portal.
- Click on the ‘Know your UAN’ option.
- Enter your registered mobile number.
- Fill in the captcha code.
- Click on ‘Request OTP’.
- Now, enter the OTP received on mobile.
- Enter your details asked.
- Click on ‘Show my UAN’ to see your Universal Account number.
Conclusion
The UAN activation is an important step if you want to make use of all the services that are listed on the EPFO website. You can access all these through the UAN E Sewa Portal. As a member, you can easily log in to your EPF account from your home by entering your UAN and password. UAN activation is equally important for the employer and the employee as it is like a single platform that manages all PF accounts.
