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 is now easy
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 1 October 2017, employer approval will still be required for profile update. Also, it is important to link Aadhaar and PAN with EPF account so that there is no delay in withdrawal and profile update.
Benefit and effect
According to EPFO, with this new system, about 45% of profile update requests can be self-accepted. This will improve the verification of data. Also, 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 Modify Basic Details option.
Fill the correct information as per your Aadhar card and submit it.
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.
