EPFO UAN Generation: To withdraw money from the PF account or check its status, UAN must be active. Know how to activate it and how to check whether your UAN is active or not.

Almost all the employed people in the country have PF accounts. PF account works as a savings account in a way. 12 percent of the employee's salary is deposited in the PF account. At the same time, the same contribution is made by the employer i.e. the company. You also get interest on the amount deposited in this account. If you suddenly need money for any work in life.

So you can withdraw from your PF account. To operate a PF account, everyone is given a UAN i.e. Universal Account Number. Which is the most important. Without activating it, you will not be able to operate the PF account. Let us tell you how UAN is activated and how to find out whether your UAN is active or not

How to find out whether UAN has been generated or not?

If you do not know whether your UAN has been generated or not. Then it is very easy to find out. For this, you have to go to the EPFO ​​website https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php. There you have to click on the option of Know your UAN. After this, you have to enter your mobile number. Keep in mind that the mobile number must be linked to Aadhaar and PF account.

After this, an OTP will come on your mobile number. It has to be entered, after this the name, date of birth and Aadhaar and PAN number have to be entered. If UAN is generated in your name, then you will see it on the screen. If UAN is not created. Then no information will come on the screen. Record Not Found will be written there.

How to check whether your UAN is active or not?

If you want to check whether your UAN is active or not. So for this also you will have to go to EPFO's website. There you will get the option of Activate UAN. Now you have to enter your mobile number, Aadhaar or PAN number.

After this an OTP will come on your mobile. Which has to be entered. If your UAN is already active. Then its details will be visible on the screen. If it is not active. Then you can also activate it from there. Only after UAN is activated, you can see the passbook. And can make any claim from the account.