PF Update: Here’s how to retrieve your EPFO UAN Online; check step by step process

Employees Provident fund organisation (EPFO) a 12 digit Unique Identification Number (UAN) to its account holders.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) issued Unique Identification Number is a 12-digit identifier that account holders can use to check their provident fund balance and other EPF details. The number is important for transferring PF accounts from one employer to another without having to rely on anyone's employer for EPF withdrawal. This number is also used for transferring balances and cancelling old accounts. To take advantage of EPFO's online services, the UAN must be linked to the employee's KYC information.

This number is necessary to close old accounts and withdraw the balance. To avail many benefits of the EPFO online service, the KYC details of employees have to be linked with the UAN. (Also Read: Kotak Mahindra Bank: Check revised Fixed Deposit interest rates )

In case you forgot the UAN, you have to perform these steps to retrieve it:-