EPFO Alert UAN number important for PF subscriber; check step by step process

If you are employed and a member of EPFO, then UAN number is important for you. The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) issues a Universal Account Number (UAN) to its Employees Provident Fund members.

Using UAN you can track your EPF account, view your passbook online. If you have more than one PF account, you can view all your PF account details in one place using UAN. You can find out your UAN number online from home.

First of all you have to go to EPFO's website epfindia.gov.in. Then click on Our Services option. Then go to Member UAN / Online Service (OCS / OTCP). Now click on Know Your UAN Status.

To do this, first enter your member ID or Aadhaar number or PAN. Then give your details like name, date of birth, mobile number etc. Then enter the captcha and click on Get Authorization Pin. After following these steps you will have your UAN order

You can withdraw money from your PF account. You can withdraw money after retirement at the age of 55. In addition, you can withdraw money from your EPF account for a number of reasons even before retirement.

You can pay for any financial emergency during the time of home purchase or construction, child marriage and education and corona virus. You can apply for PF removal online from home.

You can also view PF account details on your smartphone. This can be checked on the Umang (Unified Mobile Application for New Age Governance) app.

This app is from Government of India and can be downloaded from Google Play Store on Android and Apple App Store on iPhone. Through this app, EPF members can get various facilities like viewing passbooks, claiming for PF, etc.