EPFO Portal Upgrade Moves UAN Activation to UMANG App

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched an upgraded version of its unified member portal. The new interface moves two key services – UAN activation and direct UAN allotment – to the UMANG app, the government's unified mobile application. Users can now activate their Universal Account Number through Aadhaar-based Face Authentication on UMANG, rather than through the EPFO portal itself. UAN retrieval remains available on the portal, and death claim filing is still accessible. The upgrade is part of a broader push to digitize and secure government service delivery. For businesses that manage EPFO contributions for employees, the change may reduce manual intervention in onboarding, though the immediate impact on payroll processing is limited. No further details on the timeline or technical specifications were provided.