EPFO: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has simplified the process of updating personal information for its members. Now members whose Universal Account Number (UAN) is linked to Aadhaar can update their EPF profile without uploading any document
EPFO: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has simplified the process of updating personal information for its members. Now members whose Universal Account Number (UAN) is linked to Aadhaar can update their EPF profile without uploading any document.
Profile update has become easier now
Earlier, employer’s approval was required to update information in the EPF account, due to which the process could take up to 28 days. But now if your UAN is verified with Aadhaar, then you can directly update information like your name, date of birth, gender, nationality, parents’ names, marital status, spouse’s name, joining and leaving date.
However, if your UAN was issued before October 1, 2017, employer approval will still be required for profile update. Apart from this, it is necessary to link Aadhaar and PAN with EPF account so that there is no delay in withdrawing money and updating the profile.
Benefits and impact
According to EPFO, with this new system, about 45% of profile update requests can be self-accepted. This will improve the verification of data. Along with this, errors will be reduced and EPF members will get an easy and better experience.
How to update EPF profile?
You can update EPF profile online by following the simple steps given below.
Visit the official website of EPFO www.epfindia.gov.in and open the Unified Member Portal.
Login by entering UAN, password and captcha.
Click on the Manage option given above.
Select the Modify Basic Details option.
Fill in the correct information as per your Aadhaar card and submit.
Check the status of your update request using the Track Request option.
This new initiative of EPFO will prove to be time saving and easy for EPF members. This will make the process of updating account information more transparent and faster.
