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EPF: If you have more than one UAN, here’s how you can deactivate the old one

July 12, 2021
Bharat Times English News

How to deactivate old UAN: Often a person has more than one Employees’ Provident Fund (PF, EPF) account on changing jobs. To find all your account details at one place, there is a UAN (Universal Account Number). There should be only one UAN. However, sometimes people have multiple UANs along with PF accounts.

Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) allows only one UAN. If you have two UANs, you can transfer your EPF account from one to another and deactivate your previous UAN.

Remember that funds from one EPF account linked to one UAN have to be transferred to another EPF account linked to another UAN. Know the whole process.

how to deactivate old UAN

  • Inform your employer to discontinue the old UAN.

  • You can also send email directly to uanepf@epfindia.gov.in. This will enable you to inform EPFO ​​through email.

  • Mention your UAN and related information in the email.

  • EPFO will verify these and all your old UANs will be closed.

  • Only the latest UAN will be operational.

  • Now you have to apply for transfer of funds from old UAN linked PF account to new PF account.

  • After your application, EPFO ​​will transfer the funds from all your old PF accounts to the new UAN and linked PF account.

another way to do it

  • Visit https://www.epfindia.gov.in/.

  • Go to ‘One member one EPF account’.

  • Log in with your existing UAN and Password.

  • Go to ‘Request for Transfer of Account’ under ‘Online Services’.

  • Apply here to transfer funds from your old PF account to the new UAN linked PF account.

  • When you do this, the EPFO ​​system gets to know that someone is transferring funds from one UAN to another.

  • EPFO verifies your details and traces many UAN cases.

  • On completion of the verification, EPFO ​​deactivates all your old UANs. The EPFO ​​then links the PF accounts linked to them with the new/existing UAN.

SMS Information is sent to the member employee

  • This information is given to the PF account holder through SMS. An SMS is received on the number of the account holder who is registered with EPFO.

  • After this the account holder can be asked whether to keep the new UAN active or not.

  • After this the funds of all your old PF accounts will be transferred to the new UAN linked PF account.

  • In cases where the employee has to get the outstanding PF from the previous company, the system automatically adds the new UAN number to the ECR. In such cases, the outstanding amount gets transferred to the new PF account linked to the new UAN.

EPF how to transfer online

  • Go to https://unifiedportal-mem.epfindia.gov.in/memberinterface/ and log in by entering your UAN, password and captcha.

  • In the ‘Online Services’ section, click on ‘One Member – One EPF Account’.

  • A new page will open on which you can check your personal details.

  • To check PF details, click on ‘Get Details’.

  • Now click on ‘Get OTP’.

  • Enter the OTP you received on the registered mobile number in the space provided and click on ‘Submit’.

  • Now you have to fill Form 13. Here PF details of old and existing employers are sought.

  • After filling Form 13, a Tracking ID will be generated.

  • You can further track the progress of PF transfer using Tracking ID.

  • Take a printout of the form, sign it and send it to your employer within 10 days.

  • Both your employers will verify the details entered and will accept the information if it is correct.

  • After this the PF will be transferred.

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