Corporate Compliance 1 November 2026
India's EPFO Enables Aadhaar-Linked UAN Activation for Workers
From April 2025, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) launched a system that generates and activates Universal Account Numbers (UAN) using Aadhaar data, simplifying enrollment in its social‑security schemes. The move aims to boost coverage, reduce paperwork and speed up benefit access for millions of Indian workers.
EPFO's new Aadhaar‑linked UAN system
- Launched in April 2025, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation now creates and activates Universal Account Numbers (UAN) directly from Aadhaar.
- The integration cuts paperwork, speeds up enrollment, and expands coverage of EPFO’s social‑security schemes for millions of workers.
For full details, see the official release here.
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