New Delhi: The Employee Provident Fund (EPF) is an essential retirement savings plan for salaries employees with the Universal Account Number (UAN) being the main gateway to accessing EPF services.

Starting August 1, 2025, EPFO has made it easier and faster for employees to generate and activate their Universal Account Number (UAN) through Aadhaar-based face authentication on the UMANG App.

The UAN is a unique 12-digit number given to every EPF member. Once you have it, you can check your EPF balance in multiple ways, online, via SMS, or through the UMANG app. If you are a salaried ...