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Universal Account Number – Comprehensive Guide

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There have been a bunch of questions around UAN aka ‘Universal Account Number’, coming in the form of comments on few articles related to Employee Provident Fund here on my blog. This article is aimed at addressing some of the common questions and providing with relevant information about UAN. If you have any specific query related to UAN, feel free to add a comment and I will try my best to answer.

UAN stands for Universal Account Number. The UAN is issued by Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India. This number will act as an identity for multiple member IDs allotted to an employee by different establishments. This would be one more addition to all other numbers one may already have! The idea behind coming up with one more number is to link multiple identification numbers allotted by many employers to an individual under a single Universal Account Number (UAN). To explain it better, let me quote the example of multiple PF account numbers provided by various employers to an individual during the employment tenure. Every time an individual quits the employment with one organization and joins another, a new PF is assigned. With this UAN, an individual can link all the previous EPFO accounts and ensure a smoother transfer/withdrawal of PF amounts as needed. If a member is already allotted UAN, then he/she is required to provide the same on joining new establishment to enable the employer to in-turn mark the new allotted Member Identification Number (Member Id) to the already allotted UAN.

How do I get my UAN? Initially UAN is allocated only to an employee who is in active service with an employer between 01-Jan-2014 and 30-Jun-2014. This newly generated UAN for an employee is communicated to employers alone and will not be directly available/communicated to an individual by the Ministry of Labour & Employment. Employees should contact their respective employer to obtain UAN.

Since this UAN is being put into effect in a phased manner, there will be some delays for sure in getting all the previous accounts linked. To know if you have been assigned with a UAN, follow this link and provide your current PF number. If you have been assigned a UAN, you get the confirmation message of ‘Your UAN is allotted, kindly get your UAN No. from your employer.’ Upon getting the UAN, an individual is required to complete some more verification by submitting an existing photo and address identity proof to have it activated for future use.

While registering for UAN, note of the following:

• Obtain UAN from your employer alongwith your member ID.
• Your mobile number would be required to activate registration.
• Given mobile number can be used for one UAN registration only.
• You can view the passbooks of the EPF accounts tagged with UAN.

I hope this article was of some help to get you started with UAN and there by to link all your previous PF accounts with one single identity. If you have any further questions or insights you want to share with rest of the readers on this blog, please share your thoughts in the form of comments below. This will surely help many people!

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  3. dear sir my pf account alredy apply after 10 days

    how many days transfer my balance

    plz send the current status

    thanks & regards

    pradeep ko

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  4. I have inactive/inoperative PF account can i generate UAN no.?
    during my tenure with 3 previous companies (all 8 years old) i have never applied for my PF amount but for the last 1 week i am trying to get it back, i have submitted form 19 and 10c in PF office of one company
    same initiated to 2nd company over the mail what they mailed me please find below
    “Your PF application has been
    submitted with RPFC long time back. In case, still your
    amount not credited
    into your Bank account, you can file grievance on EPFO
    portal to know the current status
    of your claim.. Based on your grievance, RPFC will process
    your claim on higher
    priority, if the same is still not settled & lying in
    their record”

    now i have not received any payment so far as per the mail above from my 2nd company and i am not been able to access the bank account of that period

    now i want to know can PF office submit my amount without consulting me in my account ?

    Regards,
    Amit Sinha

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    • Please give a missed call to 01122901406 and you will receive a sms to your mobile with your pf balance and the uan and pan card details.

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  10. I have transfer fund privious epf no.to current pf no. & pf transfer canformation message received but not show current pf no. & amount credit in my UAN so what can I do plz help

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  13. How to get my UAN using pef a/c .? Actual service is 12 years 2 months 15 days.Date of cessation of membership 1.02.2008.Reason for cessation of membership :Cessation.I have I received Scheme certificate from the the pef office CBE.How. To apply for pension scheme through online.Help to me in the easiest way.Thank you.

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  16. Hi sir, actually I worked for 2monthh in a company. Later do u to some issue I quit that company..now I joined new company where I filled provisional fUnd form again… I don’t want to transfer or withdraw balance from my previous uan. I just want my previous uan to be deleted or blocked. What is the procedure?

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  17. Isme Balance chak nhi ho raha h plz chak
    Agar uan no. Sahi nahi h to sarch kariye me jp cement bhilai me Vikash contraction me ssw tha

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  18. Dear sir, My name is pinky ray. Sir my request for MY UAN NUMBER OR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER not available. Sir please help you …..

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  21. Hello sir,I have 2 uan numbers on my name created by my past and present employers…..is there any chance to de- activate one of my uan

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  22. Sir mera of no 354994 ha mai do mahine pahle pf bhra hai abi tak a/c me paisa nahi aya kya kru

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  26. Dear Sir/Madam,

    I cant get my UAN no i have PF no, while i checking in UAN Active Status it mentioned
    your xxxxx no is already under process.(through ECR), Pls guide me to get my UAN no,

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    • Dear Sir,

      I can’t get my UAN Number I have PF Number, while I am Checking in UAN Active Status it mentioned,
      Your CBTRY—— number is already under process (through ECR) Please help me to get my UAN number
      what’s the problem I want request ID
      kindly advise in this regards

      with regards

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  27. please sir my uan number not comig my *number is processing l worked between oct 2009 to 2011. 1year above please sir i want to withdraw my account

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  29. Dear Sir/Madam,

    I cant get my UAN no i have PF no, while i checking in UAN Active Status it mentioned
    your xxxxx no is already under process.(through ECR), Pls guide me to get my UAN no,

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  30. hey sir i dont know my uan no. i told company . he said you are uan number not coming .. have period work is 30/08/2008 to30/08/2009 1 year
    Work want withdraw my pf. but i don’t know how withdraw my pf.

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