“UAN stands allocated to all 4.17 crore (41.7 million) members who have made contribution to EPFO in any one of the last six months,” EPFO said in a circular to its field officers.
The UAN has been disseminated to respective employers through the online transfer claim portal of the EPFO.
Employees will be able to operate the UAN once these are made operational from October 15.
The EPFO has requested employers covered under it to seed the know-your-customer documents such as Aadhar, National Population Register number and bank account details of their employees with UANs by September 15. The EPFO has allocated the UAN to active members at present and will soon roll out the facility for the non-active
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