{
  "id": 5761694,
  "title": "5 EPFO services on Umang app: Check list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/5-epfo-services-on-umang-app-check-list",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-05T05:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/epfo-epf-uan-aadhaar-authentication-services-on-umang-app-check-balance-download-passbook-activate-uan-and-more-services/articleshow/133788260.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced several important services related to the Universal Account Number (UAN) on the UMANG app. This allows EPF members to generate, activate and authenticate their UAN using Aadhaar-based face authentication. This feature is particularly beneficial for new EPF entrants and those who have a UAN but haven't activated it yet. According to the Ministry of Labour & Employment, once a UAN is obtained on the UMANG app, members can easily access EPFO online services, such as checking EPF balance, downloading passbooks, tracking claim statuses and availing KYC facility updates.\n\nTo generate and activate a UAN using the UMANG app, members must have a valid Aadhaar number, access to an Aadhaar-linked mobile number for OTP verification and install the Aadhaar Face RD app for face authentication. EPFO members without a UAN can follow these steps: sign into the UMANG app, navigate to 'UAN Allotment and Activation', enter Aadhaar number, mobile number and consent for Aadhaar validation, receive the OTP, enter it, complete face authentication and receive the new UAN via SMS.\n\nFor those who already possess a UAN but haven't activated it, the process involves signing into the UMANG app, navigating to 'UAN Activation', providing Aadhaar number, mobile number and consent for Aadhaar validation, receiving OTP, and completing face authentication. Upon successful verification, the UAN is activated and a temporary password, along with updated EPFO records, is sent via SMS.\n\nThe UMANG app, a unified platform for e-Governance services, offers EPF members a convenient way to manage their accounts digitally. It functions as a single entry point for citizens to access various government services, developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the National e-Governance Division.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}