We call the retirement benefits plan for salaried workers the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF). The Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) oversees the EPF program.
Every employee of the Public Employees’ Provident Fund (EPFO) that contributes is assigned a unique number known as a UAN. The EPFO member must log into the EPFO member portal to activate the UAN after it has been generated. Using the site, EPFO members can examine their EPFO passbook, withdraw funds from their EPF account, and access other EPFO-related services.
The members can also easily benefit from the EPFO services using their phone numbers via SMS. Through the EPF member site, they must register their phone number online in the EPFO database. When activating their UAN or logging into the EPFO member site for the first time, new members must provide their phone numbers. With the portal, updating the phone number is also very simple.
EPF Mobile
After registering their cell phone number with the EPFO, EPF members can access a variety of services through the Umang app or SMS service. The following EPF services are available to them by SMS on the registered phone number:
- Checking the active or inactive UAN status.
- Getting the EPF details.
- Send an SMS from the registered phone number to check the EPF balance.
- Checking the status of an EPF claim.
- After the start of the process credit the PF amount to the bank account, and receive an SMS notifying you of an EPF transfer or withdrawal.
- Checking the status of the Aadhaar connection, PAN card, and bank account.
- Receive monthly SMS updates about contributions made to your EPF account.
- Moving the EPF balance from the old member ID to the new one.
- Getting the OTP to validate and authenticate oneself for a variety of online EPFO services.
How To Register A Phone Number Online At The EPFO Portal
Members need to visit the EPFO member portal to activate their UAN once it is generated. While activating the UAN, members can choose to register their mobile phones. To register a mobile number with the EPFO and activate the UAN, follow these steps:
- Visit EPFO Member e-Sewa Portal.
- From the “Important Links” menu on the right side of the screen, select the “Activate UAN” link.
- Input your name, date of birth, cellphone number, Aadhaar number, UAN, and captcha code. Click the “Get Authorization Pin” button.
- The mobile number you provided on the previous page will receive an OTP.
- To turn on the UAN, enter the OTP. EPFO will record the member’s registered mobile number, along with the mobile number receiving the OTP to activate the UAN.
- Upon activating the UAN, the EPFO will issue a password to access the EPF account to the registered cellphone number. The member will receive all SMS messages from the EPFO, including the OTP, on the cellphone number after registering it with the UAN.
Using The EPFO Portal, Change Your Mobile Number Online
To continue using SMS services, a member must update the EPFO portal with their new mobile number whenever they change it. If the member does not update their new number on the portal, they cannot access information about their PF account. To update or modify the registered mobile number, the member can take the following steps:
- Go to the e-Sewa Portal for EPFO Members.
- Click the “Sign in” button after entering the UAN, password, and captcha code.
- Select the ‘Contact Details’ menu item from the ‘Manage’ tab.
- Click the “Change Mobile No.” button.
- Click “Get Mobile OTP” after entering the new mobile number twice.
- The new mobile number will receive the OTP.
- After entering the OTP, press the “Submit” button.
- The EPFO portal will be updated with the new cell number.
How To Update Your Mobile Number Online If You Forget Your Password
Members will not be able to access the EPFO member portal if they forget their password. They are unable to update the registered mobile number when they are unable to log in. All members can change their cellphone numbers and reset their passwords. When a member forgets their password, they can update their cellphone number using the following procedure:
- Visit EPFO Member e-Sewa Portal.
- Select the ‘Forgot Password’ option from the menu on the right side of the website.
- After completing the captcha and UAN, click “Submit.”
- After entering the name, gender, and birthdate, press the “Verify” button.
- Click the “Verify” button after entering the captcha and Aadhar number and choosing the consent option.
- After entering the new Aadhaar-linked cellphone number, select “Get OTP.”
- After entering the OTP that was sent to your new phone number, click “Verify.”
- After entering the new password twice, select “Submit.”
- The new cellphone number will be synchronized with the EPFO portal, and the password will be changed.
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