The Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the deadline for UAN activation and seeding of your bank account with Aadhaar for availing of the benefits under the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme. UAN stands for Universal Account Number. The UAN helps Employee Provident Fund (EPF) member to track different EPF account numbers with different organisation with the help of single UAN.

New last date to activate UAN and Aadhaar seeding in bank account under ELI Scheme
The last date to activate UAN and Aadhaar seeding in bank account is June 30, 2025. The deadline has been extended multiple times earlier.

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According to the EPFO circular issued on May 30, 2025, “Please refer to the circulars mentioned under references. In this connection, the competent authority has granted an extension of timeline for UAN Activation and AADHAAR seeding in Bank Account till 30th JUNE, 2025. ”

What is UAN?

The UAN is a 12-digit number assigned by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation to every eligible salaried employee. It serves as a single point of access for managing their PF accounts across different employers throughout their career, enabling them to track and access their provident fund balances under one umbrella number.

How to activate EPF UAN through Aadhaar-based OTP?

According to a PIB release on November 21, 2024, employees can complete the UAN activation process using an Aadhaar-based OTP (One-Time Password). Here are some simple steps for employees to activate their UAN to avail ELI scheme benefits:

Step 1: Go to the EPFO Member Portal.
Step 2: Click on the "Activate UAN" link under "Important Links"
Step 3: Enter UAN, Aadhaar number, name, DOB, and Aadhaar-linked mobile number.
Step 4: Employees should ensure their mobile number is Aadhaar-linked to access the full range of EPFO's digital services
Step 5: Agree to Aadhaar OTP verification.
Step 6: Click ""Get Authorisation PIN" to receive an OTP on your Aadhaar-linked mobile number.
Step 7: Enter the OTP to complete the activation

A password will be sent to your registered mobile number upon successful activation.
Once the UAN is activated, employees can easily access EPFO's wide range of online services, such as managing their PF accounts, viewing and downloading PF passbooks, submitting online claims for advances, withdrawals, or transfers, updating personal information, and real-time claim monitoring.

Why employees must do this?

Activation of Universal Account Number (UAN) and seeding of an Aadhaar to a bank account is a must for employees who wish to claim the monetary benefits of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) scheme, which is administered through EPFO. This mandatory exercise needs to be completed, if you want to get the benefits of the ELI scheme. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced this new scheme during the Union Budget 2024 in July and there are three types of ELI schemes (A, B, and C).