The Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has made the process of updating the EPF profile for its members easier. Now members whose universal account number (UAN) is linked to Aadhaar can easily update their EPF profile without uploading any documents.

Now EPF profile update is easy

Earlier, the approval of the employer was necessary to update the information in the EPF account, which could take up to 28 days to complete the process. But now if your UAN is verified by Aadhaar, then you can update information like name, date of birth, gender, nationality, parents’ name, matrimonial status, spouse’s name, joining and leaving date in your profile.

Which account holders will have to get the approval of the employer?

However, if your UAN was released before 1 October 2017, the employer’s approval would still be required to update the profile.

In addition, it is necessary to link Aadhaar and PAN from EPF account so that:
There is no delay in withdrawing money
Ease of updating profiles

Benefits and Effects of EPF profile updates

According to EPFO, about 45% of profile update requests from the new system will be accepted automatically. From this:

Data verification will bring better accuracy
Mistakes will be less likely
EPF members will get soon and simple process

How to update EPF profiles?

Now you can easily update your EPF profile online through the official website of EPFO.

Step-by-step process:

Go to EPFO’s official website www.epfindia.gov.in and open the Unified Member Portal.
Login by entering UAN, password and captcha.
Click on the “Manage” option given above.
Choose the option “Modify Basic Details”.
Fill the correct information according to your Aadhaar card and submit it.
Check the status of your update request using the “Track Request” option.

Why is EPFO’s new feature necessary?

This will save the time of EPF members.
Bureaucratic delays and long process will prevent.
The entire process will become transparent and easy.