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What is EPFO?
Published 21 September 2026
EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) administers EPF and pension for eligible salaried workers. Your UAN is the account number that follows you across jobs. Contributions are split between employee and employer; withdrawal rules depend on why you are taking the money out.
Passbook, KYC, and claims are on the EPFO member portal or UMANG. Your HR team cannot 'create a new PF' that ignores an existing UAN — they should link it.
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EPFO (opens in a new tab) · Government
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
Accessed 21 September 2026