{"id":779478,"date":"2026-07-04T09:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/779478\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T09:08:12","slug":"epfo-discontinues-uan-activation-on-portal-what-pf-subscribers-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/779478\/","title":{"rendered":"EPFO discontinues UAN activation on portal: What PF subscribers should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation<\/a> (EPFO) has restored its Unified Member Portal after a nearly week-long scheduled upgrade, introducing a redesigned interface and several changes to member services.<\/p>\n

Among the biggest changes is the discontinuation of UAN activation through the EPFO portal. Members can also no longer generate a new Universal Account Number (UAN) directly from the website. Both services have now been shifted to the government’s UMANG app and require Aadhaar-based Face Authentication (FAT).<\/p>\n

The overhaul follows a major database consolidation and software upgrade that, according to EPFO, is aimed at making its online services faster, more secure and more reliable.<\/p>\n

What has changed on the EPFO portal?<\/p>\n

Following the upgrade, EPFO has introduced several changes to how subscribers access its online services.<\/p>\n

UAN activation through the EPFO portal has been discontinued.Direct UAN allotment is no longer available on the portal.Both services have moved to the UMANG app.Aadhaar-based Face Authentication is now mandatory for UAN activation and allotment.The process for retrieving a forgotten UAN has been simplified.Also Read | EPFO introduces 3-day PF claim settlement: What it means for subscribers<\/a>How can subscribers activate their UAN now?<\/p>\n

Subscribers can no longer activate their Universal Account Number through the EPFO Unified Member Portal.<\/p>\n

Instead, UAN activation must now be completed through the UMANG app using Aadhaar-based Face Authentication.<\/p>\n

How to activate UAN through the UMANG app<\/p>\n

Step 1: Download the UMANG app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Open EPFO Services.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Select “UAN Activation” under “UAN Services Through Face Auth.”<\/p>\n

Step 4: Complete Aadhaar Face Authentication and follow the on-screen instructions.<\/p>\n

Direct UAN generation also moves to UMANG<\/p>\n

EPFO has also removed the facility to generate a new UAN through its website.<\/p>\n

Employees who need a new UAN must now use the UMANG app.<\/p>\n

The UMANG <\/a>(Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance) app is the Government of India’s digital services platform that allows users to access services offered by various departments, including EPFO.<\/p>\n

How to generate a new UANOpen the UMANG app.Select EPFO Services.Click “UAN Allotment and Activation.”Complete Aadhaar-based Face Authentication.Follow the instructions to generate the UAN.Already have a PF account but no UAN?<\/p>\n

Employees who already have an EPF account but have not yet been allotted a UAN can still obtain one.<\/p>\n

They need to verify their registered mobile number, provide the required member details and complete the verification process. Once verified, a UAN will be generated and linked to their existing EPF account.<\/p>\n

If anyone has forgotten their UAN, the upgraded portal now offers a simpler UAN retrieval process.<\/p>\n

Enter their registered mobile number.Upload the required identity or address proof.Verify the OTP sent to the registered mobile number.<\/p>\n

Once the verification is complete, the UAN can be retrieved.<\/p>\n

Also Read | EPF Scheme 2026 comes into effect: Here’s what changes and what remains the same<\/a>Death claim filing remains available on the EPFO portal<\/p>\n

While UAN-related services have shifted to UMANG, the EPFO has retained the online facility for filing death claims on its Unified Member Portal.<\/p>\n

Beneficiaries should ensure they have:<\/p>\n

Aadhaar-linked mobile numberBank account detailsDeath certificate of the memberCancelled cheque or bank passbookDate of birth proof, where applicable<\/p>\n

EPFO has clarified that documents must be uploaded in PDF format, each file should be under 2 MB and file names must not contain spaces.<\/p>\n

Why did EPFO make these changes?<\/p>\n

According to EPFO, the portal upgrade is part of a major database consolidation and software modernisation exercise aimed at improving service delivery.<\/p>\n

The organisation has also informed members that claims<\/a> and online requests may take slightly longer than usual during the initial two-week stabilisation period as additional verification and validation checks are being carried out.<\/p>\n

Members have been advised to avoid repeated submissions and multiple login attempts during peak hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has restored its Unified Member Portal after a nearly week-long scheduled upgrade,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":779479,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[274180,276109,45,49,48,49393,276110,51271,271685,53308,133,131,132,276108,51268,276107],"class_list":["post-779478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-epfo-upgrade","tag-aadhaar-based-face-authentication","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-epfo","tag-epfo-claim","tag-epfo-portal","tag-epfo-services","tag-epfo-update","tag-finance","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance","tag-uan-activation","tag-umang-app","tag-unified-member-portal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}