The EPFO (Employee’s Provident Fund Organization) has launched a new online facility for over 4.5 crore members. This facility allows merging their multiple provident fund accounts with the current Universal Account Number (UAN).
Under this facility, the subscriber can merge as many as 10 previous accounts with their UAN in a go. Currently, the EPFO subscribers are requested to file separate transfer claims online using the UAN on the EPFO’s UAN Portal.
To avail this facility, the subscriber has to activate their UAN which is seeded with the bank accounts along with the other details such as the Aadhaar and PAN details. It states that “One Employee with One EPF Account”.
According to the Official, the EPFO has already issued a direction to its over 120 offices earlier this week to use this service. The objective of this service is to ensure that a multiple number of accounts are consolidated as early as possible.
The subscribers have to provide their current activated UAN, their member ID (identification) and registered mobile number at UAN Portal. After the validation of the credentials of the members, the EPFO will allow them to register their previous EPF Account numbers for the consolidation with the current UAN.
This online facility can be accessed on the EPFO Website located at the “Employees Corner”.