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Don’t let your old PF account go idle when you move to a new job. Here’s how to keep your retirement savings on track.

EPF: How to locate your UAN – a step-by-step guide

Your Universal Account Number (UAN) is the secret to availing all EPF services online, whether to check balances, withdraw or transfer.

Need to link Aadhaar with UAN? Here's how to do it online and offline

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it compulsory to link your Aadhaar with your Universal Account Number (UAN). This is necessary to if you want to avail any EPF services like withdrawal, e-nomination, and transfer of accounts without any hassle. If your Aadhaar is not linked, your EPF services and benefits can be delayed or even stopped. Fortunately, Aadhaar linking can be done easily offline also as well as online.

Platform workers may also get life, accident insurance under new social security scheme

The government has already extended health insurance benefits to all gig workers under the Ayushman Bharat programme

Soon, you can withdraw up to Rs 5 lakh from EPFO account without manual verification

With an increase in the auto-settlement limit, the members would be able to automatically withdraw up to Rs 5 lakh instantly. At present, members had to wait for manual verification for advance withdrawal of amounts above Rs 1 lakh.

How to link UAN with Aadhaar: A step-by-step guide for seamless EPF transactions

Linking Aadhaar with UAN prevents duplicate accounts and allows online PF withdrawals without employer verification, making the process convenient and hassle-free.

EPF Withdrawal Guide: How to withdraw your provident fund and check claim status online

Your Employees Provident Fund not only gives you social and financial security after you retire, it can also be your lifeline if you lose your job or in case of an emergency. Here are all your questions answered about the various scenarios under which you can withdraw money from your EPF and how long does it take to reach your bank.

Exclusive: EPFO and informal sector workers’ UANs may become interoperable

One registration and one UAN should be good enough for all workers in the employment ecosystem. This will be helpful for universal social security framework, and seamless transition of registartion and KYC of workers from informal to formal sector.

Link your provident fund UAN with Aadhaar: Here are the steps to follow

You link the two through the EPFO member portal. Activate your UAN if you haven’t already and log into the account.

EPFO extends deadline to seed Aadhar with UAN to September 1

As per the previous direction by the retirement fund body, it is mandatory to seed the Aadhaar number with the UAN while filing ECRs.

UAN number activation: Follow these steps to activate yours

The theory regarding UAN is, irrespective of the number of employers that the subscriber changes, they will have one account number for one subscriber.

How you can nominate EPF beneficiaries online

You can nominate more than one person and also fix the share for each nominee online

EPF transfer on job change to become automated from next fiscal

At present, the subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are required to file transfer of EPF claims on changing jobs despite having universal account number (UAN). The EPFO gets about eight lakh EPF transfer claims every year.

Now EPFO members having UAN can link Aadhaar online

Using the facility, it said, the EPFO members can online link their respective UAN with Aadhaar.

How to check your EPF balance in 6 easy steps

All employees need to have only one UAN throughout their working life irrespective of the number of companies they change.

How merging PF accounts helps avoid tax on withdrawals

Total service in the present establishment as well as previous establishments is counted for deducting tax at source and therefore, it is advisable to merge all PF accounts, EPFO has pointed out.

EPFO introduces common form for different types of withdrawal

Subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO can now withdrawal money from their PF account using one common form and will not be required to file documents like marriage invitation cards for taking advances.

EPFO overhauls claims process; eases compliance burden

While opening a window to file claims directly to EPFO without employers' attestation, it has also decided to allow self-attestation by subscribers of several documents previously required for partial withdrawals.

EPFO extends deadline for payment of EPF dues till January 20

Retirement fund body EPFO has extended deadline for payment of EPF contributions by five days till January 20 in view of difficulties being faced by firms in filing EFF returns online due to technical issues.

EPFO aims to make Aadhaar as identifier to settle PF claim

This is part of Employees Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) special drive to consolidate multiple accounts of an employee.

PF may be withdrawn online from August

The process of procuring servers would be completed by May while the testing would start in June to gauge the response of the system in place.

EPFO reviews online PF withdrawal plan after SC ruling

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is cautious after the apex court ruled earlier this month that "the production of an Aadhaar card will not be a condition for obtaining any benefits otherwise due to a citizen".