After being unavailable for nearly a week due to a scheduled system upgrade, the EPFO's unified member portal is back online with a refreshed interface and several changes. One of the biggest updates is that UAN activation and direct UAN allotment can no longer be done through the portal. Instead, these services have been shifted to the UMANG app where they can be availed using Aadhaar-based Face Authentication (FAT). The upgraded portal also introduces a simplified UAN retrieval process, while services such as death claim filing continue to be available on the EPFO portal. Here's a look at what's changed on the new EPFO unified member portal.
This upgrade was aimed at providing faster, reliable, and secured services to its stakeholders, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) had earlier said in a statement on its official website.
