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EPFO Moves UAN Activation to Umang App, Requires Face Auth
EPFO shifted UAN activation and Aadhaar seeding to the Umang app with face authentication, ending portal access. The move follows a database consolidation and affects all fund transfer and withdrawal claims.
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation stopped letting users generate or activate a Universal Account Number through its portal. Both services now run only on the government's Umang mobile application, which uses Aadhaar-based Face Authentication Technology.
Members who need to link their Aadhaar with an existing UAN can also use the app. The EPFO says the change follows a database consolidation and software upgrade meant to make online services faster and more reliable.